Unguarded banks and ATMs have become an easy target of criminals as the recent surge in such incidents in the capital city Bhubaneswar indicate.
On Saturday night, miscreants looted about Rs 28 lakh after breaking open an ATM of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) the on Patia Railway Station road under Infocity police station here.
The miscreants used a gas cutter machine to break open the machine and the exact time of it could be traced from the CCTV footage
An FIR has been lodged about the case following the bank employees noticed the damage in the kiosk. Police have launched an investigation into the matter by scrutinising the CTTV footages. Police officials feel that negligence on the part of banks in deputing full-time guards at all ATMs is the main cause of the crime.
The criminals are carrying out recce of the unguarded ATMs located in secluded places and targeting them at late hours.