Salem: A burglar had to flee empty-handed after trying to break open an ATM kiosk owned by the Stand Bank of India near the new bus stand in the city for 15 minutes.
A person who noticed the damaged ATM had alerted the Pallipatty police. A police team led by inspector M Nithya examined the CCTV camera installed in the kiosk. “We saw an unidentified person, who had covered his face using a mask, entering the kiosk at 2am. He tried break the machine to steal money and damaged the front panel. But his attempts turned futile and he escaped after 15 minutes,” Nithya said.
Meanwhile, the burglary attempt had triggered an alarm at the bank’s Mumbai office. They alerted the local bank officials, who reached the spot and inspected the machine. Money kept in the machine was found intact. “We have registered a case and are searching for the miscreant,” she added. tnn