Police make no headway in card cloning probe – Times of India

Lucknow: Recovering money of more than 80 victims who fell prey to a Gujarat-based mass cloning syndicate is going to be a long drawn process. Hazratganj-based cyber cell working on the case has yet to examine CCTV footage. Police team pursuing the matter blames the public sector bank for the delay. Meanwhile, cases of cyber fraud continue to pour in. On Monday, Telibagh resident Alex approached the cell to submit a complaint. Alex's wife Mausami, a staff nurse at Lok Narain Bandhu hospital was duped of Rs 10,000 on April 14. "Though the card remained in her possession, cash was withdrawn," said Alex who had come to submit the bank account statement after a prolonged weekend. The team trying to unearth the syndicate had issued notice to the public sector bank under CrPC section 91 to summon documents related to the case last week. "We have sent two reminders thereafter but have yet to get details of the ATM booths which seem to have been compromised here in Lucknow. We have also demanded CCTV footage of miscreants who have withdrawn money in Vadodara, names of staffers deputed to keep ATM booths in Lucknow secured, private security staff deployed in such booths and cash management company deployed by the bank," said officer-in-charge of cyber cell, VVS Sirohi. Sirohi added that legal action can be initiated against the bank if it does not cooperate in the coming days. "Security at ATM booths is bank's prerogative and they can be held responsible if negligence is established in the course of probes," said Sirohi. Besides cyber cell, the special task force is also working on the mass cloning case .

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