Youth swaps woman’s ATM card, arrested
The Hindu
He drew ₹1 lakh from an ATM and bought jewellery by swiping the card at a showroom in Purusawalkam
A youth was arrested on Tuesday on charges of cheating a woman of ₹1.99 lakh by swapping her debit card with another card at an ATM in North Beach police station limits. The police said P. Suganthi, 45, working in Chennai Collectorate, tried to withdraw cash from an ATM located between Rajaji Salai and Yerrabalu Chetti Street in the morning. Unable to carry out the transaction, she sought the help of a youth who was standing outside the kiosk. Pretending to help her, the youth checked the balance after getting her PIN. He surreptitiously swapped her card with another one. He told her that it was not possible to withdraw cash due to a technical fault.More Related News