Two guest workers held for attempting to steal from ATM

Coimbatore: The Thudiyalur police arrested two guest workers for attempting to break open an automated teller machine (ATM) of State Bank of India at Rakkipalayam on Monday morning.
The arrested were identified as Chandra Sekhar Bhue, 24, and Brindhavan Bagarthi, 26, both hailing from Tamparsara taluk of Bargarh district in Odisha. They were working as load men in a private distillery unit here for the last three months.The duo was staying at the company’s hostel at Rakkipalayam.
The Thudiyalur police said the duo was not allowed inside the hostel as they were drunk. So, they walked towards the main road and noticed the ATM. One of them tried to withdraw cash from the ATM, which was out of order. In a fit of rage, they damaged the machine and allegedly attempted to steal cash from it. Meanwhile, SBI Mumbai office received an alert about the break-in and alerted the Periyanaickenpalayam police.
Sub-inspectors Jaganathan, Prabhakaran, Tilak and team rushed to the ATM and found the two duo near the kiosk. Police picked up the duo and checked the CCTV footage taken from the ATM centre. Police confirmed the identity of the duo and registered a case against them under sections 457, 380 read with 511 of the Indian Penal Code.
They were remanded in judicial custody and were lodged in the Pollachi sub-jail.