Thieves take away ATM containing Rs 4.70 lakh along with CCTV footage

Raichur, Mar 31: An Automated Teller Machine (ATM), which had Rs. 4.70 lakh in cash, was taken away at Kallur in Manvi taluk, Raichur district, on Tuesday night. The Indicash ATM kiosk was being operated by Tata Communications Payment Solutions Limited.

According to the police, though the CCTV camera was intact at the ATM kiosk, the footage storage device (hard disk), which was installed inside the ATM, was also taken away with the ATM making identification of culprits difficult. The crime was discovered on Wednesday morning by some villagers.

Upon receiving information, Sirwar police rushed to the spot with a dog squad and fingerprint experts.

Superintendent of Police Chetan Singh Rathor and Additional Superintendent of Police J. Papayya too visited the spot. Sirwar police have registered a case.

A team, headed by Lakshminarayana, Inspector, District Crime Branch, and Ramesh Rotti, Inspector, attached to Sindhanur Circle, has been formed to arrest the culprits.

Mr. Chetan Singh Rathor said that it was the third such case of an Indicash ATM being taken away in Ballari, Koppal and Raichur districts. He also suspected that members of one gang were involved in all the three cases.

The other two cases were reported from Tambrahalli in Ballari district and Karatagi in Koppal district. The modus operandi in all the three cases is identical. The burglars chose Indicash ATMs and made away with the entire machine with cash and CCTV storage devices.