AHMEDABAD: Crime branch on Friday held Rajveer Bhatt alias Chintu alias Rizwan Syed from Astodia for cheating senior citizens on the pretext of helping them withdraw money from ATMs in the city as well as in Nadiad, Vapi, Bardoli, Ajmer and Mumbai.
According to police, the accused has committed nine such crimes. ACP, crime branch, D P Chudasma, said that Bhatt had committed thefts in his house too. “Bhatt then left home when reprimanded by his father and started selling socks and perfumes. He soon started cheating senior citizens,” said Chudasma.
A case of cheating against Bhatt was lodged at Sabarmati police station in October. He had allegedly cheated Bhikanrao Yevle, a senior citizen at an ATM in Chandkheda.
“He had swapped a card with Yevle’s and then withdrew money from different ATM centres and also did shopping at CG Road and Maninagar. The total cheating amount was Rs 1.70 lakh,” said a police official.