Bidar: Police Crack ATM Theft Case, Arrest Four
SP Pradeep Gunti appreciated the officers and personnel involved in tracing and arresting the accused within a week of the incident.
Bidar:Bidar police have arrested four men from Haryana and Rajasthan in connection with the theft of Rs 23.86 lakh from a State Bank of India (SBI) ATM at Bhalki on October 25. The accused were arrested in Hyderabad on Friday, and police recovered Rs 12 lakh in cash, a car and equipment allegedly used in the crime.
SP Pradeep Gunti appreciated the officers and personnel involved in tracing and arresting the accused within a week of the incident.
The theft took place around 2.10 am at the SBI ATM located in the Hiremath Sansthan complex in Bhalki town. The accused allegedly entered the ATM kiosk, used a gas cutter to cut open the machine and removed the cash cassette containing Rs 23,86,400.
Following the incident a case was registered at Bhalki Town police station under Sections 331(4) and 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Bidar Superintendent of Police Pradeep Gunti constituted four special teams under the supervision of Additional SP Chandrakant Pujari to trace the accused.
The teams examined CCTV footage and gathered information indicating that the suspects had travelled towards Hyderabad in Telangana.
Based on the information, police launched a search in Hyderabad and detained four suspects in the Shaheen Nagar area around 3.30 pm on October 30.
The arrested men have been identified as Asu (40), of Nuh district in Haryana, Asif (25) of Ferozepur Jhirka in Haryana, Anish (47), of Mewat in Haryana and Rahul (23) of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.
Police said the accused admitted during questioning to their involvement in the theft.
The police recovered Rs 12 lakh in cash and a Creta car valued at approximately Rs 20 lakh. They also seized a gas cylinder, oxygen cylinder, gas-cutting equipment, iron rods, screwdrivers, cutting pliers, spray bottles, gloves, masks, three burqas, two mobile phones, a FASTag and 11 vehicle number plates belonging to different states.
The total value of the seized cash, vehicle and other articles is estimated at Rs 32 lakh.
The investigation was carried out by teams headed by Bhalki DySP Ballappa Nandagavi, Humnabad DySP Madolappa, Bidar DySP DH Mulla and Bidar CEN DySP SN Sanadi, along with inspectors, sub-inspectors and other personnel.
Caption: SP Pradeep Gunti inspecting the seized materials.
Source: By arrangement
