A 20-year-old man,a tailor by profession,was arrested by the South Delhi police recently for illegally withdrawing money from ATM machines. The police officers said the accused,Miraz Khan,would disable the buttons of a machine and withdraw money by using the details punched in by unsuspecting victims. Khan is involved in over five such cases,the police said. Officers said investigations in the case were started after the Hauz Khas police received several complaints of illegal money withdrawal from the State Bank of Indias ATM in South Extension Part II. The complainants told us that the ATM machine would not respond after the PIN was typed. The transaction could not be cancelled either. They left without taking any money but later found cash had been withdrawn from their accounts, H G S Dhaliwal,Deputy Commissioner of police (South),said. As per information,Khan operated from 5 to 8 pm when the ATM was least crowded and there was no security guard. A trap was laid on March 1 at the said ATM. Around 6.30 pm,Khan allegedly used an adhesive to disable the cancel button of the machine. He has been arrested, DCP Dhaliwal said. The police said Khan would stand in queue behind his victims after disabling the buttons with an adhesive. Once the victim left after failing to take the money,Khan would remove the glue with the help of a screwdriver and withdraw the money,police said. Police have seized Rs 12,000 and his tools a screwdriver and a bottle of adhesive from his possession. A debit card was also recovered,police officers said,adding he is well-versed with the operational functions of an ATM machine. Khan used to work as a tailor in a readymade garment factory in Jaitpur,Badarpur. He came to know about this unique modus operandi when he went to his native place in Gaya,Bihar and heard about a group of cheats who used the same method, a senior police officer said.
