Juveline held for cheating at ATM booths

Vijayawada: A juvenile was held by the Vijayawada police on Sunday for stealing from senior citizens at ATM kiosks, and Rs 1 lakh was recovered from him.

The juvenile, a resident of Hanuman Junction and a diploma student, was habituated to vices and in order to earn easy money, took to targeting senior citizens at ATM kiosks.

In his most recent theft, the accused allegedly switched his own unused card with the card of his victim, a senior citizen as he was counting cash. As soon as the victim left the kiosk, the accused, who had most likely made a mental note of his victim’s ATM PIN, withdrew Rs 1 lakh. The victim later filed a complaint at the Penamaluru police station, and the police identified the accused using the CCTV footage and arrested him.