Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Bhiwandi Police Investigate ATM Swap and Gold Ornament Fraud Cases
Two people in Bhiwandi reported being tricked in separate incidents.
A retired man went to an ATM to withdraw money.
Someone allegedly distracted him and switched his bank card with another card.
The person then allegedly used the real card to take ₹43,571.
In another case, two men allegedly told a woman that she faced a religious problem.
They asked her to remove her gold jewelry and then allegedly ran away with it.
The jewelry included a mangalsutra and earrings worth about ₹64,000.
Police have registered cases and are investigating both incidents.
A retired man allegedly lost ₹43,571 after his ATM card was swapped in Bhiwandi.
The card was allegedly taken while an unidentified man pretended to help him use an ATM.
The accused allegedly used the card to withdraw money from the man's Punjab National Bank account.
A 59-year-old woman was allegedly tricked into handing over gold ornaments worth approximately ₹64,000.
Police registered separate cases against unidentified suspects and began investigations.
- Who
- A retired man, a 59-year-old woman, and unidentified suspects were involved in the two reported incidents.
- What
- The man allegedly lost ₹43,571 through an ATM card swap, while the woman allegedly lost gold ornaments worth approximately ₹64,000.
- When
- The ATM incident occurred on the evening of September 20; the date of the gold-theft incident was not specified.
- Where
- The ATM incident occurred in Hanuman Nagar, Tadali, and the gold incident occurred on the Bhiwandi-Kalyan Road.
- Why
- The suspects allegedly used distraction and a false religious warning to steal money and gold.
- ATM loss
- ₹43,571 allegedly withdrawn from the retired man's account
- Gold loss
- Gold ornaments valued at approximately ₹64,000
- ATM location
- Hanuman Nagar, Tadali
- Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- Gold items
- A gold mangalsutra and earrings
- Police action
- Bhiwandi City police and Shantinagar police registered separate cases