More than 16 Lakh stolen from ATM

  • | Friday | 30th November, 2018

The non-functional CCTV installed at ATM booth has added to our problems.”The burglars, according to police, had damaged the lower portion of the ATM machine to take out the cash box. Police claimed that the incident might have happened between 2 am and 4 am although the number of burglars was yet to be ascertained.“It might a handiwork of at least four to five miscreants, who undoubtedly executed the crime in at least two hours,” police said.Locals residents alleged that absence of night patrolling by police was giving an opportunity to miscreants. ALLAHABAD: Unidentified burglars made away with Rs 16.70 lakh after breaking the cash box of an ATM of a nationalised bank in Mumfordganj locality under the limits of Colonelganj police station in wee hours of Thursday.On being alerted, senior police officials including SP (city) Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, rushed the spot.The CCTV installed at the bank’s ATM was not functional, which further compounded the work of the police.Police are now taking help of CCTVs installed in nearby buildings to get footage of the incident.The SP (City) said, “Sleuths of crime branch are assisting Colonelganj police to track the miscreants.

ALLAHABAD: Unidentified burglars made away with Rs 16.70 lakh after breaking the cash box of an ATM of a nationalised bank in Mumfordganj locality under the limits of Colonelganj police station in wee hours of Thursday.On being alerted, senior police officials including SP (city) Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, rushed the spot.The CCTV installed at the bank’s ATM was not functional, which further compounded the work of the police.Police are now taking help of CCTVs installed in nearby buildings to get footage of the incident.The SP (City) said, “Sleuths of crime branch are assisting Colonelganj police to track the miscreants. The non-functional CCTV installed at ATM booth has added to our problems.”The burglars, according to police, had damaged the lower portion of the ATM machine to take out the cash box. Police claimed that the incident might have happened between 2 am and 4 am although the number of burglars was yet to be ascertained.“It might a handiwork of at least four to five miscreants, who undoubtedly executed the crime in at least two hours,” police said.Locals residents alleged that absence of night patrolling by police was giving an opportunity to miscreants.

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