VARANASI, July 27 -- : Six people accused of stealing money from ATMs using a plate-insertion method were arrested from the Baijanattha and Birdopur areas of Varanasi, police said on Sunday.

The arrested accused have been identified as Adarsh Kumar ,24, Abhay Rajput ,21, Rajkumar ,19, Himanshu Singh ,20, Prince Kumar ,19, and Sachin Kumar ,18. All six are residents of different areas in Fatehpur district, police said.

Police recovered Rs.39,800 in cash, four iron plates, a roll of white tape and a sheet of thick black paper allegedly used in the crime from them.

Additional deputy commissioner of police, Kashi Zone, Vaibhav Bangar said the accused were involved in fraud by inserting plates into ATMs to steal money.

He said a case was r...