The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Rs. 96,000 withdrawn using stolen debit card

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Rs. 96,000 withdrawn using stolen debit card

Staff Reporter

Bangalore: The thieves who drugged and robbed six passengers of Udyan Express on Tuesday night withdrew Rs. 96,000 from an ATM using an ICICI Bank current account debit card of one of the victims, Ashok K. Prajapathi, a Mumbai garment merchant. The account was with Avenue Road branch of the bank.

Mr. Prajapathi had complained to the City Railway police station that his debit card was used by the robbers who had made away with his belongings after drugging him on Thursday. Quoting Mr. Prajapathi, Circle Inspector (Railways) Udaya Bhaskar told The Hindu that the thieves might have got the PIN of his account either from the stolen wallet or the mobile phone which had the details. The police have asked ICICI Bank to provide details of the transactions, location of the ATM from which the money was withdrawn and the video footage from the surveillance camera.

Mr. Prajapathi and five other passengers were robbed on Udyan Express on Tuesday after they were drugged with barbiturates. Superintendent of Police (Railways) B. Shivakumar told The Hindu that they had asked their Mumbai counterparts to provide details of the thieves who had booked their tickets and travelled in S9 compartment.

Mr. Shivakumar said the Raichur, Gulbarga and Wadi police stations had been alerted and instructed to keep a watch on suspicious passengers.

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