Ghaziabad, July 23 -- The Ghaziabad police on Wednesday arrested four men from Sahibabad for allegedly hacking ATMs and cash deposit machines to steal money from banks in several cities, including Ghaziabad, Delhi and Mumbai. Officers said the suspects used electronic devices to temporarily disable machines and then removed cash trapped inside before fleeing.

Police identified the alleged kingpin as a 27-year-old resident of Shaheed Nagar in Ghaziabad. His three associates are aged 26, 30 and 34.

According to police, the four learnt the technique from a man they referred to as their "guru", who died during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, they have allegedly targeted ATMs and cash deposit machines in several cities, including Delhi, M...