Thieves cut open ATM, flee with ₹1.6 lakh in Kotkapura
FARIDKOT: A gang of three masked men cleared an unguarded ATM of Punjab and Sind Bank of ₹1.6 lakh in Sandhwan area of Kotkapu rain the wee hours of Wednesday.
Police said the thieves struck at the ATM at 3:55 am and left with the cash in a Tata Indigo. The theft was discovered by the building’ s landlord around 6 am, following which he informed the bank’s branch manager. Karan Singh, branch manager, said, “ATM vestibules in Faridkot do not have security guards as they are closed around 9 pm. I immediately reached the spot after being informed by the landlord and found that the ATM machine had been cut open, presumably using a gas cutter.”
KC Pr ash ar, station house officer (SHO), Sadar police station, Kotkapura, said, “While a man with his face covered entered the ATM vestibule, his two aides stood guard outside. A CCTV camera captured him cutting the machine, filling the room with smoke. The accused dam- aged two CCTV cameras installed outside and inside the bank. We are collecting footage from CCTV cameras installed the bank’ s vicinity and will crack the case soon.”
A case under Sections 457 (lurking house-trespass), 380 (theft in dwelling house, etc) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at Sadar Kotkapura police station.