CYBERABAD

ARREST OF TWO ATM CARD OFFENDERS AND SEIZED RS. 2.50 LAKHS, PAYTM, SCANNING/SWIPING MACHINES, ONE BHARAT SWIPE MACHINE AND 319 DEBIT CARDS, ONE MOTORCYCLE AND TWO MOBILE PHONES*

*Details of the accused:*

A-1) Talla Srinivasula Reddy, S/o. Koti Reddy, age 26 yrs, R/o. Mamidi Residency, Maruthi Nagar, Shaikpet, Hyderabad, N/o. Kuchipudi Village, Marripudi Mandal, Prakasham District.

A-2)  Pilli Konda Reddy @ Konda, S/o. Peddamala Konda Reddy, age 25 yrs, R/o. Mamidi Residency, Maruthinagar, Shaikpet, Hyderabad, N/o. Kuchipudi Village, Marripudi Mandal, Prakasham District.

Recovery: Rs.2.50 lakhs, 2 Paytm Scanning/Swiping Machines, one Bharat swipe machine and 319 Debit Cards, one motorcycle and two mobile phones

TALLA SRINIVASULA REDDY (A-1) is native of Kuchipudi Village, Marripudi Mandal, Prakasham District, AP State. He is a B.Tech Graduate and came to Hyderabad in the year 2017 in search of job and worked in various companies till September, 2020 and later quit the job.  During this period he resided KPHB. Later his relative, PILLI KONDA REDDY (A-2) who is a Graduate in Hotel Management came to Hyderabad in search of a job, worked in a hotel as supervisor and later quit the job. They both took the room on rent in Shaikpet and started residing in it.  They both are unemployed, addicted to bad vices and lavish lifestyle.  As they have no financial resources to lead such lavish lifestyle, they have hatched a plan to commit crimes to make quick money.  Hence they have purchased two Paytm POS machines under the name of Venkateswara Kirana & General Stores and Sri Lakshmi Kirana General Stores from the Paytm and devised a plan to commit theft of wifi enabled Debit Cards from the ATM Centers that are being forgotten by the different bank clients.   After stealing such Wifi enabled debits cards from ATM Centers located in Kukatpally, KPHB, Madhapur, Gachibowli, Golkonda, Ameerpet and elsewhere  they scan the  stolen Wifi enabled debit cards on the Paytm POS machines that they have purchased and have the money of the bank customers transferred  to their bank linked saving accounts i.e. Kotak Mahendra and City Bank.  As they are aware that the number of transactions per day is limited to only three times, both the accused swiped the amounts thrice from the stolen debit cards for fewer amounts @ 2,000/- to 4,000/- without pin numbers on each transaction as the lesser amounts were ignored by the Card Holders. Further these card holders do not come forward to lodge complaints at the Police Station.  Both the accused used the ATM cards  which were not blocked by the Card Holders on the next dates also. Both the above accused have committed the following crimes and commited theft of  a sum of Rs.1,24,100/- by swiping the Wifi enabled Debit Cards of different banks.

List of cases committed & Recovery of the property:-

S.No Name of the PS Involved cases Crime Numbers Section of Law Recovery

1 KPHB 4 Cases 508/21, 509/21, 514/21, 530/21 419, 420, 380 IPC, Sec 66 (C) IT Act Rs.67,100/-

2 Kukatpally 2 cases 607/21, 608/21 Rs.10,000/-

3 Raidurgam 3 Cases 329/21, 330/21,

336/21 Rs.47,000/-

Total 9 Cases Rs.1,24,100/-

       In addition to the above cases, they have committed 310 ATM debit card offences and swiped an amount of Rs.7.13 lakhs and total amount they have swiped comes to Rs.8.37 lakhs.  

? The Talla Srinivasula Reddy (A-1) swiped Rs 6.87 Lakhs in the name of Venkateshwara Kirana General Store linked with KOTAK Mahindra Bank.

? The Pilli Konda Reddy (A-2) Swiped Rs 1.50 Lakhs in the name of Sri Laxmi Kirana General Store linked with City Bank.  

? They both are committing offences from January 2021. 

      While the investigation is being carried out, on 25.06.2021 at 08:00hrs, both the accused were apprehended when they were moving suspiciously at Road-1, KPHB.

       In pursuance of confession of the accused, Rs.2.50 lakhs, 2 Paytm Scanning/Swiping Machines and one Bharat swipe machine and 319 Debit Cards, one motorcycle and two mobile phones were seized.

S.no Name of the Bank Wifi ATM Debits Cards 

1 ICICI 112

2 HDFC- 54

3 Axis- 48

4 Kotak Mahindra- 34

5 SBI- 27

6 other Bank Debit Cards 44

TOTAL 319

? At present we have taken the details of 9 victims Debit cards and remaining 310 Debit cards victim names & details are yet to be identified through concern bank as seized 310 debit cards transactions are blocked.  The two accused will be taken to Police custody to elicit further information.   

? Payment Gateways/Banks should not sell provide POS (Point Of Sale) machines without proper verification

*Appreciation of Commissioner of Police:*

 The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Sri V.C.Sajjanar-IPS has appreciated Sri M.Venkateswarlu DCP, Madhapur, Sri B.Surendar Rao, ACP, Kukatpally Division, Sri S.Laxminarayana, Inspector KPHB, Sri N.Shyam Babu, DSI, KPHB PS and Crime Team Purna Chander PC 5641 Adil Pasha PC 11484,  Santosh PC 10886, Prakash PC 4394, Lalraj PC 5880, Ashok PC 11307 for their excellent team work in nabbing the above two offenders and  detection of (09) cases. 

*ADVISORY:*

? The Police hereby appeal to the general public to be very cautious while withdrawing their hard earned money from the ATM Centers and they should, under any circumstances, not to forget their ATM cards in the ATM machines. 

 

? In case they forget their ATM cards, immediately inform the concerned banks to block such ATM cards and immediately inform the nearest Police Station.

? Stringent action shall be taken on the Paytm Bank authorities/staff who have sold the Paytm POS (Point of Sale) machines to the accused without verifying the existence of Venkateswara Kirana & General Stores and Sri Lakshmi Kirana General Stores (both are fake addresses).