Pune, Feb. 20 -- He had cheated 21 people of Rs. 17.9 lakh; bought car for girlfriend, paid for her husband's heart surgery

The Pune Police have arrested the mastermind behind a series of ATM frauds that have plagued Pune city for nearly three years.

Rajiv Prahlad Kulkarni, a 52-year-old resident of Netaji Nagar in Alanahalli Police Station limits of Mysuru city, deceived 21 people in Pune, swindling a total of Rs. 17.9 lakh. He specifically targeted senior citizens, using a card-swapping scheme to withdraw money from their accounts as part of an organised fraud operation.

Confirming this to Star of Mysore this morning, City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar said, "The fraud has come to my notice and I have directed all the Assistant Co...