More than Rs 21 lakh was destroyed in an attempt to rob an ATM.
The incident took place on Sunday morning in Maharashtra. The criminals have also destroyed the CCTV cameras and recording devices in the ATM to avoid detection. At present, the police have registered a case against unknown people and started investigation.
what was the matter
It is reported that a fire broke out in the ATM kiosk located on Mahatma Phule Road, Dombivali West. The incident happened late at night around 1 or 2 am.
Police say that gas cutter and other tools were found on the spot. Due to this, it is suspected that the machine caught fire during the robbery.
A person who came to withdraw cash informed the bank officials.
How did the fire start?According to a media report, police say that the robbers broke the shutter lock to enter the kiosk.
After this, gas cutter was used to remove the cash from the machine. An official informed that it seems that the heat generated by the machine caused the fire in the machine. Police say that the machine is completely broken.
Rakesh Pawar, an employee of the company who looked after the cash refill work in the machine, spoke to The Times of India.
He said, ‘After reaching the spot, we opened the machine and found that the cash had been burnt to ashes. Investigation has revealed that cash worth Rs 21 lakh 11 thousand 800 was present in the machine at the time of the incident.
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