Ivanoy and Tsenev Yulian Georgiev, who were tracked down with the help of Interpol, had allegedly fitted a skimming device in an Axis Bank ATM in Colaba to siphon off around Rs 22.88 lakh from 79 accounts, including the salary accounts of 14 Mumbai Police personnel.
The Colaba police reached out to the Mumbai Police special branch and the immigration department for details on the suspects, subsequently identified as Ivanov and Tsenev Yulian Georgiev. They were 26 and 27 years old respectively at the time of committing the crime.