Mumbai: Unknown people use a gas cutter to open ATM kiosks in Vasai and close with around RS 20 lakh early on Tuesday.
Power outages in the area allow them to carry out robbery.
SBI ATM Situated in Sativali, Vasai (E) was found damaged when a customer visited the kiosk.
Police, when informed, reached the ATM and checked CCTV footage.
Unmanned ATM.
“At least three to four people might be involved in crime because solving cash crates requires a big job that can be done only by experienced people,” said Senior Inspector Police Waliv Kailash Barve.
Cash loaded at the ATM around 6:30 a.m.
on Monday.
Police suspect thieves may have maintained a watch and may know about frequent power cuts in the area.
However, the police said that the power outage was not planned.
CCTV operating at ATMs runs on emergency reserve electricity and cannot capture the suspect’s image.
The police found the presence of a car near a suspicious ATM.
The robbery case has been registered against unknown people.