Five Romanian nationals held for ATM skimming in north Delhi

Five Romanian nationals, including two women, have been were arrested in north Delhi's Sadar Bazar area for allegedly siphoning off money from ATMs using cloned plastic cards, police said Monday.

The accused have been identified as Castache Irina (27), Caragica Elisabeta (22), Lavtaru Ion (38), Dumitro Nicolae (36), Nistor Llie (36), they said.

The accused used to frequently visit India and and identify unmanned ATM booths across Delhi. They used to cover their face with mask or helmet and withdrew money with cloned plastic cards, police said.

On January 31, police received information that a skimming device with camera was found at an ATM of the IDBI Bank's Sadar Bazar Branch, Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Nupur Prasad said.

On analysing CCTV footage of the ATM booth, it was found that two women with masks on entered the booth and installed a skimming device along with a camera in the ATM, she said.

Around 3.30 pm the same day, Costache Irina and Caragica Elisabeta were ...