Elderly man's ATM card swapped, ₹49,200 stolen in Belthangady
Belthangady: An elderly man lost ₹49,200 after his ATM card was swapped by strangers at the Gerukatte Canara Bank ATM on October 2.
The incident occurred when Abubakar (71), a resident of Gerukatte, was withdrawing cash from the ATM. Two unidentified individuals entered the ATM kiosk, offering assistance, which Abubakar declined. Despite his refusal, the strangers remained there.
Two days later, Abubakar discovered that his ATM card was not functioning properly. Upon checking with the bank, it was revealed that ₹49,200 had been withdrawn from his account using the card. It is suspected that the strangers had swapped his card with an old one during their interaction at the ATM.
A complaint has been registered at the Belthangady police station, and an investigation is underway.
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Ranchi: Temple guard bludgeoned to death during robbery attempt, 3 held
Ranchi (PTI): A 60-year-old security guard of a temple in Ranchi was bludgeoned to death with a stone during a robbery attempt, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened late on Thursday at the Jagannath Temple in the Dhurwa Smart City area, they said.
"Three persons were arrested on Friday for killing the security guard. They confessed to the crime and told police that the victim had identified them. Therefore, in fear of being caught, they killed him by attacking him with a stone on his head," SSP Rakesh Ranjan said.
"Thereafter, they took money from the donation box and fled the scene. Two of them have criminal antecedents," he added.
Ranjan said the investigators recovered Rs 3 lakh in cash that had been robbed, the stone with blood-stained marks, and the iron rod used to break open the lock of the donation box kept there.
An FIR in this regard was lodged at the Dhurwa police station, he said, adding that the accused were sent to judicial custody by a court.
