Learned theft from Instagram reel, 3 people arrested for withdrawing money by putting plate in ATM:

News Topical, Digital Desk : Noida's Expressway Police Station has busted a cunning gang that used to stop cash even after transaction by installing fiber plate in ATM machine and later steal it. Police has arrested three members of this gang and recovered huge amount of goods and cash from them.

Giving information, Noida DCP Yamuna Prasad said that the teams were continuously engaged. The accused would first do a recce of the ATM and then put a fiber plate in the box of the lower part of the machine. When a person came to withdraw money from the ATM, the transaction would be completed, but the money would get stuck due to the fiber plate and would not come out. After some time, the person would leave from there thinking that the machine is faulty. After this, the accused would reach the spot and remove the fiber plate with the help of a master key and steal the stuck money.

The police have recovered 9 mobile phones, 13 debit cards, 3 master keys, 2 fiber plates, Rs 46,460 in cash and a car from the possession of the accused. Interrogation has revealed that the accused had learned this method through Instagram reels.

This method is quite different and new from other ATM frauds. The gang used to work in a very professional manner and the fiber plate was installed so cleanly that no fault was visible in the machine.