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A crime branch team has arrested three persons who allegedly cheated banks by obtaining credit cards using fake documents. Cops saidthe three Mohammad Naushad of Haulambi Kalan, Mohammad Nadeem and Junaid of DDA Flats, Inderlok duped banks of around Rs 30 lakh using the credit cards issued to them.

"Posing as traders, they also managed to procured an EDC machine used to swipe cards during shopping and used it to make purchases,'' said Neeraj Thakur, DCP (crime and railways).
According to cops, following a complaint regarding fraudulent use of credit cards, a team led by ACP Sanjay Tyagi apprehended Naushad in Inderlok area on January 20. During interrogation it was revealed that he procured the credit card using a fake PAN card. Cops said Naushad runs a pan shop in the Inderlok while Nadeem has a garments shop.

"The three opened a shop in partnership and got an EDC machine from a private Bank. They applied for and got a number of credit cards from different banks on the basis of fake identities. We recovered two PAN cards, seven credit cards, six debit cards and 12 cheque books of different banks from the accused,'' said Thakur.

Source: TOI