Ludhiana: Thieves hit the SBI ATM kiosk in Swadi Kalan Village, Sidhwan bet, and stole around Rs 9.74 Lakh in early Friday.
They come in a car, use a gas cutter to open the machine and run away in less than 20 minutes.
Bank manager, Pankaj Kumar Panday, said, “We have closed the bank and ATM kiosk at 6pm Thursday.
About 4.45 in the morning, I got a call from the local that the ATM kiosk was broken down.
I came to the bank branch and told the police.” “Thieves have stolen Rs 9.74 lakh from the ATM.
We have a gunman during the day, but there are no guards at night, when the bank and kiosk are closed,” he added.
Police said CCTV recordings installed in the area showed two masked men came in the car around 2:15 a.m.
“They first moved the two CCTVs cameras installed outside the bank up with a stick so that their images were not recorded and then they sprayed the liquid on the CCTV camera installed in the kiosk.
Duo cut the machine cash box with a gas cutter and spend money.
Theft is executed About 15 to 20 minutes after that they drove in their car, “said a police officer.
Police Bhondri posted in-charge ASI Daljit Singh said, “The case has been registered under Section 380 (theft at home, etc.) and 457 (lurking home-violations or home burglary at night to commit prisoners) from IPC.
Even when We have asked the bank to use guards at night too, no branch.
“Sources in the police said,” The vehicle image where the defendant has been recorded in the camera, but it is difficult to see the registration number due to darkness.
” The police said because the village was about 12 kilometers from police Bondri posts, it was not easy for the police to ensure total security there.
Meanwhile, Ludhiana Rural police on Friday asked the bank to use security guards and install a secret camera too.
Rustic SSP SSP Rajbachan Singh, “The bank branch does not have a night guard.
We have asked the bank to take adequate steps.
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