Two persons, including an ATM money loader, arrested by Gurunida police of Sundargarh district on Tuesday afternoon allegedly for looting Rs 25,81,100 from a SBI ATM at Gurundia.
The theft came to light on Monday afternoon. The police recovered Rs 17,18,100 from the accused and were further investigating the case.
According to sources, at about 3.30 pm on Monday, the officials of CMS Company, who used to work in loading of money in ATMs, had gone to load money in ATM located in the premises of Gurndia SBI branch.
While loading they noticed about Rs 25 lakh cash shortage in the ATM, but the amount had not been withdrawn. On their information, the SBI conducted an internal inquiry and got confirmed that Rs 25, 81,100 was missing from the ATM, following which they lodged a FIR in Gurundia police station on Monday evening.
The police during investigation came to know that the ATM, from which the money reportedly was missing, was in working condition and there were no signs of breaking the ATM but the CC camera of the ATM was not working . The police, therefore, suspected involvement of some internal staffs. Police interrogated some employees of CMS company and later arrested one Jiten Kumar Pradhan(24), an employee of CMS, who was the kingpin and his associate Usata Kalandi(24), a taxi driver. Both accused are resident of Bonei. During interrogation, they confessed to the crime. Rs 17,18, 100 was recovered from them.