Chinese gang involved in ATM skimming, arrested in Karachi

Members of an organized Chinese criminal gang involved in stealing money from ATM machines in Karachi, have been arrested. According to reports, these men were caught red-handed while trying to install a skimming device on an ATM in the Defense Housing Authority (DHA) area of Karachi on Sunday morning.

According to the details provided by the police, a skimming device was recovered from the arrested suspects, along with Rs2.3 million stolen cash from ATMs of different banks around the city. Just a few hours before, a similar arrest had taken place from the Tipu Sultan Road area.

Police officials interrogated the arrested suspects, who gave out information leading to the recovery of over 150 ATM cards and the arrest of another suspect. Two other suspects managed to flee from the scene.

“These [suspects] are not just a few individuals…they are part of an organised gang,” said a senior police official. He further said that the Chinese nationals had entered Pakistan on business visas.

Meanwhile an ATM skimming device and Rs0.65million were recovered from the suspect who was arrested from Tipu Sultan Road. Accomplices of the suspect managed to escape but the police are looking for them.

On January 10, police had arrested two Chinese nationals for their alleged involvement in ATM skimming fraud.

It was learnt that the arrested foreigners were seen suspiciously doing the rounds of an ATM booth on Karachi’s Abdullah Haroon Road for the past three days.

These days, ATM fraud is on the rise in Pakistan and it has been learnt that most of these criminal activities are being carried out by Chinese nationals.

Short URL: https://www.newspakistan.pk/?p=55911

Posted by fatimaarshad on Jan 15 2018. Filed under Latest News, Pakistan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.