Robbers drill bank wall, flee with Rs 30 lakh ATM money in Tumakuru

mangaloretoday News Network

Tumakuru, Dec 21, 2017  : Miscreants robbed a SBI ATM of Rs 30 lakh near Hirehalli Industrial Area by the highway, in Tumakuru, on Wednesday night.

Though the ATM is within the bank, the robbers have drilled the wall and made away with the cash.

 

Police said that the robbers have taken the CCTV and the recorder with them.

The ATM did not have a security guard.

The robbery was noticed by customers who came to the ATM in the morning to draw cash. They have alerted the Kyatsandra police.

Kyatsandra PSI said that after the ATM robbery in Manchalakuppe nearby, the bank had been asked to appoint security staff and provide proper lighting inside and outside the ATM; to which the bank had agreed. Despite the warning, no security staff had been stationed at the Hirehalli ATM he added.

SBI Assistant Manager Mahadeshwar has filed a complaint.

SP Divya Gopinath visited the scene of the crime with her staff this morning.



courtesy:DHNS