Romanian national convicted for ATM fraud, handed 7-year jail term

A Romanian national, caught while attempting to withdraw money from a Canara Bank ATM using over 50 cloned debit cards of various bank account holders in Uttar Pradesh in 2018, was convicted, along with one more accused, by a metropolitan magistrate’s court recently.

Carivan Ayon Mariyan (50), was sentenced to seven years in jail after he was found guilty under charges including cheating and forgery, as well as under other relevant sections of the Information Technology Act.

Mariyan’s co-accused, Irshad Totathai, a resident of Mumbai, was let off with a fine of Rs 40,000 for providing SIM cards to the Romanian national without valid documents.