HYDERABAD: They came to steal money from the ATM but when they could not, they stole the ATM itself. The incident happened in Gajwel in
Siddipet district. There was a
cash of Rs 4,98,800 in the machine. The owner of the premises was shocked when he noticed the ATM stolen.
The India1ATM machine is smaller in size compared to the ATMs that are installed by banks. “We have examined CCTV footage and have been able to make out the who is behind the theft.
We should be able to crack the case in a day or two,” Gajwel inspector T Satish told TOI. The ATM was located on Hyderabad-Ramagundam Rajiv Rahadari near
Pragnapur on the road leading to
Jagdevpur in Siddipet. The theft of the ATM happened during the intervening night of June 29-29 and the police received a complaint around 12 noon on June 29. It is learnt that the culprits cut the wires of the CCTV cameras in the ATM premises so that their involvement is not recorded. Police, however, have examined CCTV footage on the roads in the area.