Mumbai Police has detained a Romanian national in connection with the hi-tech ATM frauds in Kerala. About Rs 5 lakh were withdrawn fraudulently from the accounts of customers after stealing their card details using hi-tech devices.
Police said, the suspect, identified as Gabriel Marian, was taken into custody in Mumbai yesterday, when he tried to withdraw Rs 100 by using a cloned ATM card.
The arrest was made by Mumbai police on the basis of information provided by their Kerala counterparts. Police also sought the assistance of Interpol to nab two other Romanian Nationals. Police are also looking for a fourth foreigner who was also involved in the crime.
The police recovered a device, suspected to be a skimmer embedded in the smoke detector on the ceiling of an ATM cabin. According to initial reports, 20 people have lost around Rs 4.5 lakh.