Security guard arrested for ATM fraud in Noida

Noida Police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 35-year-old security guard for allegedly tampering with ATMs and stealing cash

Noida Police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 35-year-old security guard for allegedly tampering with ATMs and stealing cash.

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Police identified the suspect as Rajesh Mishra, who is from Ambedkar Nagar of Uttar Pradesh. He had previously guarded an ATM kiosk, they said.

Sector 39 station house officer (SHO) Azad Singh Tomar said that a private company that refilled ATMs had filed a complaint on May 5 on the alleged tampering. “The company alleged that its two custodians – Vipendra Kumar and Suraj Singh – responsible for refilling ATMs, along with an accomplice Ayush tampered with the ATMs and stole ₹26 lakh,” he said.

A case was registered against them under sections 420 (cheating), 409 (criminal breach of trust), and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Tomar said the three were soon arrested in connection with the case.

“They revealed that the ATM security guard was also involved and that it was he who used to tamper with the machines. On Tuesday, we raided his residence in Salarpur village and arrested him,” he said.