Robbers break into ATM, decamp with Rs 18L cash in Kalaburagi

Kalaburagi: A gang of robbers broke open an SBI ATM at Poojary Circle off ring road in the city using a gas cutter and decamped with Rs 18 lakh cash in the small hours of Wednesday.

According to the police, the robbers arrived in a car, sprayed black paint on the CCTV cameras inside the ATM. They then looted Rs 18 lakh cash from the tray by cutting open the ATM with a gas cutter. 

“A digital surveillance system was installed at the ATM center without any security personnel. We received information 45 minutes after the crime. The bank management did not provide CCTV camera footage. There are no CCTV cameras around the crime scene and this has hampered the initial investigation,” Kalaburagi City Police Commissioner Sharanappa S D said. 

Stating that the money was deposited in the ATM on Tuesday evening, he said that a thorough probe is being undertaken into the case.

Senior police officials, however, claimed that the fingerprints and scientific evidence of the accused have been found at the ATM. Three special investigation teams have been formed to nab the accused, they said.