Two Turkish Men held in Mumbai’s Colaba over ATM Fraud cases in Guwahati

Guwahati: Two Turkish men held at a Hotel in Colaba Mumbai in connection to the ATM fraud cases in Guwahati since the last couple of months.

City Commissioner Deepak Kumar on Friday informed that with the help of Mumbai Police two Turkish men identified as Idgi Imrah and Abdul Halek for their alleged involvement in ATM fraud cases in the city.

Deepak Kumar also mentioned that the duo was involved in 46 ATM fraud cases in Guwahati and around 16 lakh 85 thousand rupees were withdrawn from ATM machines in the city.

“We had an analysis of the CCTV footages and accordingly we came to know that the duo has been installed skimmer machines and spy cameras in order to snoop on all the necessary details of an ATM card. Accordingly, the Assam police alerted the Mumbai police after the duo were discovered to have fled to Mumbai,” said Deepak Kumar.

Upon interrogation by the Mumbai Police, the Turkish men revealed that they were a part of a larger gang who were all involved in hacking ATM machines and stealing money in the country.

Both the accused will soon be brought into Guwahati for further interrogation.

The City Commissioner also informed that Mumbai police had recovered around 10 blank ATM cards and laptop from their possession.

So far 46 ATM fraud cases were registered in Guwahati and around 16 lakh 85 thousand rupees were withdrawn from ATM machines in Guwahati.

All About Cyber Crime

Cybercrime, or computer-oriented crime, is a crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target. Cybercrimes can be defined as: “Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm, or loss, to the victim directly or indirectly, using modern telecommunication networks such as Internet (networks including chat rooms, emails, notice boards and groups) and mobile phones (Bluetooth/SMS/MMS)”.

Cybercrime may threaten a person or a nation’s security and financial health. Issues surrounding these types of crimes have become high-profile, particularly those surrounding hacking, copyright infringement, unwarranted mass-surveillance, sextortion, child pornography, and child grooming.

There are also problems of privacy when confidential information is intercepted or disclosed, lawfully or otherwise. Debarati Halder and K. Jaishankar further define cybercrime from the perspective of gender and defined ‘cybercrime against women’ as “Crimes targeted against women with a motive to intentionally harm the victim psychologically and physically, using modern telecommunication networks such as internet and mobile phones”. Internationally, both governmental and non-state actors engage in cybercrimes, including espionage, financial theft, and other cross-border crimes. Cybercrimes crossing international borders and involving the actions of at least one nation-state is sometimes referred to as cyberwarfare.

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