Rs 24L stolen from Adajan ATM

Surat: A robber targeted an ATM booth of the State Bank of India in Adajan area and stole Rs 24 lakh cash from it. Police have booked an unidentified person and begun investigation. It is suspected that the accused used a key to open the ATM as there were no signs of break-in.
The incident came to light when SBI branch manager Ranjit Vasava was informed by his colleague on Monday that there were no transactions in a few ATMs. When Vasava checked the ATM at Titanium Square building in Adanaj, he found Rs 24.2 lakh cash missing.
He checked the CCTV footages of the past few days and found that on Sunday afternoon a person wearing a raincoat had entered the ATM booth with an open umbrella and had covered his face. A few minutes later the person is seen leaving the ATM booth with a bag. Vasava alerted his senior officers about the finding and approached the police with a complaint.
“The ATM seemed to have been opened with a key. It appears that the person was aware about the entire process of opening the ATM,” said a police officer of Adajan police station.