Hyderabad, April 17 -- The Narayanguda Police arrested two persons involved in attention diversion theft cases in Hyderabad. The accused were caught for cheating people at ATM centres and stealing cash.

One of the incidents took place on April 8 at an SBI ATM centre in the limits of Narayanguda.

How the fraud was carried out

The accused used to approach individuals who came to deposit cash using cash deposit machines. They would request the victims to hand over cash and promise to transfer the same amount instantly through GPay UPI.

Once the victims agreed, they would show a fake "payment successful" screen. After showing the fake confirmation, they would take the cash and leave the spot.

The arrested persons have been identified as ...