Two minors among four held for bid to loot ATM

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Nishatpura police have nabbed four miscreants including two minors planning to steal cash from an ATM of State bank of India (SBI) at Mulla Colony late in the night on Wednesday.

Police team was rushed to Safia ground after receiving information of miscreants planning crime and nabbed four persons and when they were searched police recovered a gas cutter, one sharp edged weapon, match box, one lED emergency light and when they were question they confessed they were targeting to break an ATM at SBI at Mulla Colony.

The nabbed accused persons were identified as Taufiq alias Chandu (22) of Nishatpura and Ankit Silarkar (19) of Karond while the two accused were found to be minor.

Taufiq has been booked for four crimes in the past. He was booked for theft, assault, illegal possession of arms. The crime record of the other accused would be investigated in the further investigation.

The police have registered a case under section 401 of the IPC and section 25 of the Arms Act and have started further investigation.

Police said that the crimes by the gang using the minors as accomplices would be investigated and suspects that the gang might be involved in thefts and burglaries in the area in the past few months.

Meanwhile, Bairagarh police have nabbed three miscreants and recovered valuables worth Rs 3.7 lakh burgled from Old Sewa Sadan road area on May 25.

Acting on a tip off Sachin was nabbed near Kali temple and confessed burglary along with Suraj and Manoj who were nabbed later. The stolen valuables were recovered from their possession.

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