Jammu, June 27 -- In a major crackdown on an interstate ATM fraud racket that allegedly preyed on elderly and unsuspecting people, Banihal Police have arrested three alleged conmen from Leh, Ladakh, after a high-stakes operation spanning hundreds of kilometres.
The three accused, all residents of Uttar Pradesh, are suspected to be members of a well-organised interstate gang that allegedly duped senior citizens and illiterate people by swapping their ATM cards and siphoning off money from their bank accounts.
Police said preliminary investigations indicate that the gang specifically targeted elderly and first-time ATM users who were unfamiliar with operating automated teller machines. Posing as Good Samaritans, the accused would offer assi...