The ATM of the Punjab National Bank Branch at Sundernagar town located on the busy NH-21 near here, was broken open by burglars around 12 midnight and they decamped with over Rs 10 lakh and set the ATM on fire by sprinkling petrol on after committing theft. The CCTV cameras have captured the pictures of the robbers.
The police visited the spot of robbery and recovered the keys of the ATM on the site. According to police, the circumstantial evidence suggested the involvement of some insiders pointing finger to the members of the agency filling up the ATMs. When summoned to the site of the burglary the doubt of the investigating team turned into a conviction when it found that the hair of one of them was burnt on the forehead. He was arrested during the investigations.
The Branch Manager of the Bank, Naresh Kumar told the police that a sum of Rs 10,68,700 were lying in the ATM. Police also recovered some burnt notes and claimed that it has virtually solved the burglary.
Citizens and office-bearers of Beopar Mandal have alleged that the night patrolling in the district is inadequate white at shopping hours almost curfew like conditions are imposed and even if a vehicle stops for a minute or two traffic police posted at gaps of every few yards rush to the cars amidst blowing of whistles and gets on the nerves of the people.