BHOPAL Cyber police arrested a Ugandan for installing skimmer device in an ATM in Katara Hills and duping people worth lakhs. Mukasa Andrew, 23-year-old, was arrested from Bengaluru after a man filed a complaint of cyber fraud on November 12, 2019. DIG Irshad Wali during a press conference said that the complainant had informed his bank that a sum of Rs 16 lakh was withdrawn from his account without any information.

 

Cyber police with the arrested accused for installing skimmer device at an ATM in Katara Hills.  

 

The accused had used an ATM machine in Amaltas area of Katara hills for fraud in 2019. After investigation by the bank, it was found that the ATM card of the complainant was used for fraud. Later, a complaint was filed with the Cyber Cell.

 

The accused came to India on a student Visa and was living in Bengaluru. Cops are yet to confirm whether the accused is actually a student or was in India only to commit frauds. He told police officials that he is pursuing BCA from a college in Bengaluru as stated under his Visa terms.

 

He had done several frauds outside the state as well. He was aware of impending police action after he saw news reports about it. The accused had destroyed skimmer, that he would install inside the ATM machines and whenever any customer would use the ATM machine for any purpose, he formed duplicate card through it.

 

Police said the accused is in police remand and will be quizzed. He had destroyed skimmer before cops reached there. However, police found three mobile phones and cheque book that were linked to the bank in Katara Hills along with other documents from his possession that he used for the fraud. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Cyber Cell Sandesh Jain told ‘The Hitavada’ that a team is probing to find people and banks that are victims of the fraud.