Criminals break open ATM, steal Rs 20 lakh in Muzaffarpur

PATNA: Criminals decamped with at least Rs 20 lakh in cash after breaking open an ATM of a private bank with the help of a gas cutter on Kacchi-Pakki road under the sadar police station area in Muzaffarpur on Sunday.
The incident occurred around 3am when it was raining heavily in the area. However, police were informed about it in the afternoon.
SHO of sadar police station Satyendra Kumar Mishra said the ATM kiosk is of Axis Bank.
“Thieves used a gas cutter to break open the iron chest containing the cash. They also damaged the CCTV camera installed inside the kiosk. We are investigating the matter and have sought information from the private bank concerned,” the SHO added.
He said the kiosk used to function only during daytime.
“The criminals first damaged the shutter of the ATM kiosk to gain entry. While fleeing, the criminals pulled down the shutter so that no one could notice the theft,” the SHO said, adding footage of CCTV cameras installed in the neighbourhood was being scanned to identify the criminals,” he said.