An ATM of HDFC bank--100 meters away from Topchanchi police station was stolen by a gang of criminals on intervening night of Saturday-Sunday. The incident came to light on Sunday morning its believed that criminals detached the ATM loaded it on a truck and escaped .
This ATM remaind open round O'clock had no security guard on duty when incident took place. Incidentally, cash was loaded on this ATM on Saturday evening by the cash handing agency .
According to Jaishankar Prasad ,the newly appointed officer- in- charge of Toochanchi police station the matter was reported on Sunday morning by the house owner.
The criminals detached the ATM, loaded on a 407 truck and escapes ,said Prasad.
They had spray painted the CCTV camera installed inside the ATM kiosk while committing crime. The actual amount of cash looted would be confirmed only by bank authorities , said Prasad .
Meanwhile , reports from Bagodar block in Giridih indicate that criminals travelled toward Giridih with the ATM . The broken ATM has been recovered by the Giridih police next to GT road. It's supposed that criminals while travilling also broke opened the ATM ,took cash and escaped after throwing the ATM in road.
Prasad said Giridih polive have contacted us. Attempts are on identify gang behind the episode.