New Delhi: Two men were arrested for ATM fraud in south west Delhi, wherein they jammed the cash-dispensing shutter using metallic clips and later stole the trapped cash.The arrests were made by Kishangarh police team. Both accused were identified as Salman. Police seized 1 country-made pistol, 2 live cartridges, Rs 12,700 in cash, 4 ATM jamming devices and a screwdriver allegedly used to break or open ATM shutters.“On Jan 1, during patrolling, the cops noticed a man roaming in the Kishangarh area. On spotting the police team, the man attempted to flee but was apprehended. During the search, a country-made pistol was recovered from his possession,” DCP (south west) Amit Goel said.The man disclosed his involvement in multiple ATM fraud incidents and revealed the identity of his associate, who allegedly supplied him with the illegal weapon. Acting on this information, the police apprehended the co-accused and recovered 2 live cartridges from him.When customers attempted to withdraw cash from the tampered ATM machines, the amount was debited from their accounts, but the cash remained trapped inside. TNN
