Man Charged With ATM Fraud in Southington

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A West Hartford man has been charged with ATM fraud in Southington.

Police announced the details of the Oct. 6 arrest of Nikhil Kumar on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old Kumar, a West Hartford resident, surrendered after learning of an active warrant for his arrest, police said.

Kumar was processed and charged with fifth-degree larceny, and two counts of the fraudulent use of an automated teller machine, police said.

Kumar was released on a $2,500 non-surety bond, and is scheduled to appear in Bristol
Superior Court on Oct. 17.

The warrant alleges that, in early August, Kumar deposited a pair if stolen checks into his
bank account via an ATM machine.

The warrant also alleges that he made a third fraudulent transaction with a stolen check via a banking app.

The transactions totaled $764.64, police said.

The stolen checks were from an account held by a former girlfriend of Kumar, police said.

Photo credit: The booking mug shot of Kumar furnished by Southington police