Malad: Mumbai Police arrest duo trained in ATM thefts in Uttar Pradesh

The Mumbai police has apprehended two persons who due to poverty resorted to training in Uttar Pradesh to execute ATM thefts as a means to earn quick moneyThe arrested individuals have been identified as Deepak Kumar Maurya and Deepak Saroj Both have been remanded in police custody by the court pending further investigationThe incident occurred when the QRT team of a private bank in the Malad area received a video two days ago depicting two individuals tampering with an ATMPromptly the bank notified the police leading to the arrival of Malad police at the scene Maurya was arrested during the police operation and subsequent interrogation revealed Sarojs involvementUnder the direction of Senior Inspector Ravindra Adane Deputy Inspector Tushar Sukhadeve led a team comprising officers Satwase Juwatkar Gawand Kate and Doifode to further investigate the matterUpon receiving intelligence that Saroj was hiding near the Dahisar East railway track the police laid a trap and successfully apprehended himBoth Saroj and Maurya hail from Pratapgad Uttar Pradesh where they underwent training on ATM theft techniques under the guidance of an individualThey practiced the theft method with a bandage in Pratapgad before venturing to Mumbai approximately ten days ago to execute their planIn Mumbai they successfully carried out thefts at multiple ATM locations by tampering with the machines They intended to return to Uttar Pradesh after dividing the stolen proceeds evenly between themPreliminary investigations suggest that both individuals have a prior criminal record and their arrest is expected to help solve several casesMeanwhile a Kandivali hotelier has received a threatening phone call demanding an extortion sum of Rs 5 lakh in the name of an underworld figure police said on TuesdayKandivali police has registered a case against the unidentified caller while the crime branch has initiated an investigation into the matterThe victim a hotelier residing in Kandivali was on his way to a hospital in Bandra with his wife on Monday afternoon when he received a call from an unfamiliar numberInitially he disregarded the call prioritizing his wifes urgent medical needs However a subsequent call from the same number escalated the situationThe caller speaking in Hindi claimed underworld affiliation and asserted possessing detailed information about the victim A demand for Rs 5 lakh was made accompanied by a strict deadline the following morning with warnings of dire consequences if the amount was not promptly arrangedFollowing the phone call the victim received two threatening messages on his mobile device later in the afternoon After tending to his wifes medical needs and returning home he promptly reported the incident to the Kandivali police stationA case against the unknown caller was registered and investigation startedA police official from the Kandivali police station assured We take such threats seriously and are leaving no stone unturned in our investigation to identify and apprehend the perpetrator