Two men and a juvenile, who were inspired from a YouTube video, were nabbed by the Delhi Police for allegedly trying to uproot a private bank ATM in west Delhi's Nangloi area.
The accused have been identified as Kundan Kumar (22) and Papu (22), both residents of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.
According to Sameer Sharma, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district, on Wednesday, the Nangloi police station had received the information from a private bank headquarter around 2 AM that some people had entered the ATM booth at Rajdhani Park and their activities were suspicious.
“As soon as police got the information police teams rushed to the spot where the three suspects, who tried to flee in different directions, were chased down and caught,” said the DCP.
“During initial investigation the trio disclosed that they are roommates and were residing in Prem Nagar area as tenants. They had planned to make off with the ATM after getting inspired by a YouTube video, said the DCP adding that the police have also recovered the tools including one drill machine, a hammer and a screw machine, used in commission of crime.
“An alarm had went off at the bank's headquarter, when they were cutting the ATM wires, following which the police was alerted,” the DCP added.