With the arrest of two persons, Delhi Police on Saturday busted an inter-state gang of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) burglars. The accused have committed ATM burglary in the outskirt of Delhi and Gurugram and Rohtak, Haryana. The accused used to uproot the entire ATM machine loaded with cash and flee from the spot.
The accused have been identified as Narender (30) a resident of Sampla in District Rohtak, Haryana and Deshraj (25) a resident of Rohtak. Both the accused are found involved in six cases ATM burglary in Haryana and Delhi.
According to Dr G Ram Gopal Naik, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime Branch, on March 23, a tip of was received regarding the duo, involved in the incidents of ATM loots, would be coming to meet their friend near Government School in Delhi’s Nasirpur village following which a trap was laid and they were apprehended.
“During interrogation the accused confessed to their involvement in the recent ATM loot at Nasirpur village. The accused also disclosed that they along with their friends Rohit and Ajay were in need of money to live lavish life style. For this purpose, they started committing crimes. Since, ATM Machines were least guarded and having chances of ample cash inside it, they started targeting them,” said the DCP.
“In the month of September and October 2018, the accused persons had targeted these ATM Machines and removed the whole machines with the help of gas cutters and shifted later them to Kharawar in Rohtak and after dismantling the machine, took out whole cash and distributed the booty among themselves,” said the DCP.