Four rob Rs 23.85 lakh from Jaipur SBI ATM

JAIPUR: Four armed robbers barged into an ATM booth of State Bank of India (SBI) at Dholai in Vidhayak Nagar area under Mohana police station and decamped with Rs 23.85 lakh in cash after cutting open the cash box of the machine.
Though there was a guard inside the booth, he was overpowered. The alarm at the ATM booth was not working. According to police, the incident took place at 3am at Vidhayak Nagar on Monday when four robbers, equipped with hammers, gas cutters and other gadgets, entered the ATM.

“The guard Ramswaroop Saini, who was in the booth, said they thrashed and threatened him. He was also shown a gun. Then they cut the ATM cash box open with a gas cutter. Usually, a siren gets activated when the cash box is tampered with. However, the siren was not activated here,” said circle inspector Hira Lal, Mohana police station.
He added that the CCTV camera too was not in a working condition. “We have got some grabs from nearby CCTV cameras. However, the picture of the robbers is not very clear. We are working on some technical surveillance to get a better idea of robbers,” he added.
‘They did a recce before entering the ATM booth’
Police said the gang appears to be organised. “It seems that they have done a recce before entering the ATM booth. Though a guard was present inside the booth, the robbers threatened him and kept him quiet," said an officer.
After the robbers left with cash, the guard informed the bank authorities. “As per the bank authorities and their calculation, the robbers decamped with Rs 23.85 lakh,” he added.
Police said they have minor clues and are working on them. “It's not a local gang, but a well organised one which could be from outside the state,” the officer added.