The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a young Chinese national for allegedly stealing data from a private bank with skimming devices at one of its ATM facilities.
The arrest came after the bank management approached the FIA for its assistance when they observed the suspicious activity of two foreigners at their Plaza Square branch. The management through monitoring the footages of the closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) installed inside the ATM facility noticed that the foreigners spent an unduly long time there though for not any visible job.
The FIA formally launched investigations into the matter and lodged the case against the suspect, identified as Xie Yi. He had landed in Pakistan on June 18 with a friend named Xie Rongjing.
The FIA team also made attempts to arrest the other suspect and also approached Chinese diplomats and offices in the city to trace his links, said the source but he was still at large.
The FIA under Pakistan Penal Code has registered a case under Sections 36/37 of the Electronic Transactions Ordinance and 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document) against the arrested suspect and his aide at large.
