TOKYO, Jul 09 (News On Japan) –
Two ladies have been arrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police on suspicion of stealing 130,000 yen in money through the use of a drunken man’s financial institution card at an ATM in Tokyo’s Taito Ward.
The suspects are 43-year-old Kotomi Ushiyama, whose occupation is unknown, and 49-year-old Meimei Go, a Chinese nationwide. According to police, the 2 are suspected of withdrawing 130,000 yen from a financial institution ATM in mid-January utilizing a money card belonging to a person in his 40s.
The man had been ingesting in an leisure district and was approached by a tout who led him to a different bar. He later informed police he misplaced all reminiscence of what occurred after that. Suspicious withdrawal information appeared in his account, prompting him to file a report with the authorities.
Security footage from the ATM exhibits Go escorting the person with their arms linked, after which Ushiyama operated the ATM. Police imagine the suspects obtained the person’s PIN by asking him straight.
Both suspects deny the allegations, with one stating, “I don’t know anything about it.”
Source: TBS