{UAH} Eremhen Smart (Nigeria), Martin Nsamba (Uganda), Jolly alias Nambooze Jollly D/o Kayango (Uganda), Tinah D/o Thomas (Uganda), Kenny alias Ajany Kehind (Nigeria), Oloadeji Olayemi (Nigeria),

Police bust 14-member racket, recovered Rs 21.4-lakh

Police have busted a 14-member international racket, including two girls, that had indulged in withdrawing money from ATMs fraudulently and recovered Rs 21.4-lakh from them. Police today said that seven members of the gang were arrested, while efforts were continuing to nab the remaining absconding members. The arrested were identified Eremhen Smart (Nigeria), Martin Nsamba (Uganda), Jolly alias Nambooze Jollly D/o Kayango (Uganda), Tinah D/o Thomas (Uganda), Kenny alias Ajany Kehind (Nigeria), Oloadeji Olayemi (Nigeria), and Vikram Rao Nikkam (Bengaluru). Police said that based on the inputs provided by accused Martin the investigation team visited Goa in search of Hillary Kiegen alias Tiger a Kenyan National who is said to be a kingpin behind this racket. However, Hillary Kiegen could not be traced. The investigation team, led by Additional Police Commissioner Hemanth Nimbalkar, arrested Miss Tina and Miss Jolly -- both Ugandan nationals -- and Kenny & Oloadeji Olayeni -- both Nigerian nationals -- in Bengaluru. Miss Jolly had booked magnetic card reader through the company by name Card-Tec India Pvt Ltd on the directions of Martin, which was delivered to Jolly on her address KFC Callangutte, Goa, Mapsa. After the arrest of Martin, Miss Jolly had destroyed the magnetic machine and disposed the same in some lake in Dharwad.Tina, Kenny and Oloadeji Olayeni are part of this conspiracy and were helping in collecting data and swiping the cards in various outlets. According to police, on 7th of January this year, Ms Payal Mandal complained fraudulent withdrawal from her HDFC Debit card to the tune of Rupees 94,318. Within span of one week about 11 cases of fraudulent transaction of debit cards of different banks were reported in Banaswadi Police Station itself. On analysing the statement of the accounts of all the complainants pertaining to fraudulenttransactions it appeared that there were some similarities pertaining to the last transactions prior to fraudulent transactions. The similarities lead the investigation team to an ATM in Kamanahalli where the data of all these complainants was suspected to have been compromised in ATM. (Skimming) Further scrutiny and analysis of the statements of account showed that compromised data was used by some unknown person through an agent and fake cards were generated and swiped in a travel agency by name VIA.COM. Later, investigative officer approached VIA.COM located in Bengaluru and collected the incriminating evidence and information of the suspects which lead to the arrest of Nigerian national Eremhen Smart on January 16 and recovered two mobiles phones cash Rs 2.64-lakh and freezed 2.40-lakh which was in the account of the agent of VIA.COM on the information of the accused Smart. The team which succeeded in unearthing the racket included, besides Nimbalkar, Addl. Commissioner of Police East Division, Ajay Hilory, DCP East Divison, Ravi Kumar, ACP Banaswadi Sub-Division, Muni Krishna, Inspector of Police, Bansawadi, Mrs Prasheela, PSI, Mr Sharath PSI, Staff and Technical Team Of Incognito Forensic.UNI MSP HVB AKC SNU 1443

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