Major Police Success: 3 Members of Inter-Provincial ATM Fraud Gang Arrested for Countrywide Frauds
QUETTA – On the special instructions of DIG Quetta Imran Shaukat and SSP Operations Quetta Zia-ul-Haq Mandokhail, Quetta Police, taking effective action against financial crimes, has arrested three members of a dangerous gang allegedly involved in ATM fraud. According to a police spokesperson, the arrested suspects have been identified as Ghulam Muhammad, Zulfiqar, and Arif Ali, who are residents of Hyderabad. Forty-five ATM cards of various banks, Rs 500,000 in cash, three mobile phones, and a Toyota Alto car bearing fake government and Sindh High Court lawyer number plates were recovered from the suspects’ possession.
During initial investigation, the suspects revealed that they have been involved in ATM fraud operations in various parts of the country for the past 12 years. According to police, numerous fraud cases are registered against the suspects at various police stations in Quetta, while they are also linked to more than 30 under-investigation inquiries of the NCCIA (National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency).
Police officials said the scope of the investigation has been widened for further startling revelations and recoveries from the suspects. Quetta Police will continue operations without discrimination to ensure the financial security of citizens and to eliminate criminal elements.
