Chandigarh: Unguarded ATM burgled, Rs 7.64 lakh stolen

CHANDIGARH: A miscreant stole Rs 7.64 lakh in cash from the ATM of the Union Bank of India in Kishangarh on Wednesday. The CCTV footage shows a masked man entering the ATM kiosk and switching off lights. He then stole away the cash in two minutes without breaking the ATM or damaging it.
Tikka Singh, additional SHO, IT Park police station, said they received a complaint of theft from an ATM around 11. 30 am on Thursday, following which the police reached on the spot. The bank officials told them that Rs 7.64 lakh cash was stolen from the ATM. However, the police found that the ATM machine was intact.
While scrutinising the CCTV footage, the police found that one masked person entered the ATM kiosk at 8.20 pm and switched off the lights of the kiosk. After spending 3 minutes in the kiosk, he walked out.
The bank was closed at 5 pm and no security guard was deployed at the time of the theft.
The incident came into notice on Thursday, when a bank official opened the bank and found that the ATM was without cash. When the bank officials checked the CCTV, they found that a total of Rs 7.64 lakh was stolen from the ATM without breaking it.
The forensic team and a dog squad were also called on the spot. The team took fingerprints of the suspect from the crime scene for examination.
The police said it is strange that the miscreant stole the cash without damaging the ATM. The police are suspecting the role of some bank employee in the theft. The police said it is not possible for an outsider to open the cash locker of an ATM machine without knowing the password or having the keys.
On the complaint of Parveen Agarwal, bank manager, Union Bank of India, Sarangpur, the IT police have registered a case of theft against unknown persons and started a probe. No arrest has been made in the case so far.