Parwalia police nabbed three members of interstate gang involved in targeting ATM breaking and escaping with cash; gang has targeted SBI ATM in the month of July this year. Reward of Rs 5000 was declared for providing the whereabouts of the miscreants.
Police said that during the investigation miscreants were tacked and nabbed from Haryana and Rajasthan. The accused were identified as Mohammad Shaqib (20), Waseem Khan (20) of Haryana and Tahir of Rajasthan.
After the police received information of breaking of SBI ATM at Parwalia police team reached the spot and later in the investigation. Gang members were produced in the court and were sent under two days of police custody.
Based on the complaint made by the bank after the preliminary investigation the police registered a case under sections 457 and 427 of the IPC and have started further investigation.
The gang members confessed that they have targeted ATM in Indore and Chhindwara in the past and have targeted ATM in Bhopal. They revealed that the kingpin of the gang is Padam of Haryana. Based on the revelations police have started to search for the mastermind of the gang.
Miscreants revealed that villagers of their village are involved in ATM breaking which has raised suspicion that more miscreants might be roaming in the state and targeting ATM which would be investigated.
The CCTV footage of other ATM breaks of Bhopal and other parts of the state areas would be checked. Police have started to investigate the crime record of the nabbed accused.