Debit card fraudsters of ‘Mewat Gang’ held

A gang of three inter-State debit card fraudsters was busted by the Hyderabad police here on Monday. The Task Force team of the south zone, which apprehended the accused, seized 23 debit cards of diff

A gang of three inter-State debit card fraudsters was busted by the Hyderabad police here on Monday. The Task Force team of the south zone, which apprehended the accused, seized 23 debit cards of different banks, and ₹2.11 lakh from their possession. The accused are Mohd Iqbal (27), a businessman from Chandan Hola, South Delhi, Ansari (31), a driver from Sultanpur, Haryana and Mohd Salam (31), a businessman from Sakras in Mewat of Haryana. The police also seized a pen camera, two electronic objects utilised for interrupting the ATM and three mobile phones. Commissioner of Police Anjani Kumar said that the trio hatched a plan to commit offences by using debit cards, thereby duping the banks on technical lapses, to make a quick buck. “They are known as Mewat Gang,” he said.