Hyderabad: A group of burglars stole Rs 23 lakh cash from an SBI ATM situated on NH 65 in Nalgonda district on an early Sunday morning.
The SBI ATM has two machines, one maintained by a private agency and the other by the SBI branch. The cash was stolen from the private agency machine.
A CCTV camera installed inside the ATM captured footage of five masked men entering the ATM. They spray black paint on the camera blurring the image.
Police investigations revealed the burglars used a gas cutter to open the cash chest. They stole the cash and fled in a Maruti Omni van. The burglars made an effort to break open the other machine but failed. It had Rs 40 lakh cash inside.
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A case has been registered and fingerprints have been collected for further investigations. Police said that two iron rods were left behind after the theft.
“We have launched a probe and the culprits will be arrested soon. Details of all vehicles that passed through toll plazas at Panthangi and Korlapahad on NH 65 are being verified to identify the van used by them,” police said.
