Chandigarh, Feb. 23 -- The Chandigarh Police have dismantled a sophisticated ATM fraud racket that spanned multiple states, apprehending two key members of the gang. The accused, identified as Sudhir Kumar, 34, and Satish Kumar, 29, were captured by the District Crime Cell (DCC) while plotting to defraud unsuspecting ATM users in Dhanas, Chandigarh.

Investigations have uncovered that the gang operated across at least 13 locations in Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, including Ramdarbar, Hallomajra, Manimajra, Burail, Maloya, Daddumajra, Kajheri, Dhanas, Khuda Lahora, Panjab University, Nayagaon (Punjab), Baddi (Himachal Pradesh) and Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh).

The accused specifically targeted elderly and illiterate ATM...