LAGATAR24 NETWORK
Dhanbad, Sept 4: Unidentified thieves uprooted Bank of India (BOI) Kamlapur branch ATM containing Rs 14 lakh from a kiosk based on Bokaro- Ramgarh main road (NH-23) under the Kasmar police station, around 32 km away from the district headquarters, on Sunday night.
In the morning when some consumers reached to withdraw money from ATM they found shutter of kiosk was ajar and cash machine was missing. They immediately informed Kasmar police station about it.
The thieves before committing the crime had disconnected electric connection of kiosk and removed CCTV.
Kasmar police station officer in-charge Ujjwal Pandey reached the spot and began investigation with informing the BOI branch manager and staff.
The bank official said that Rs 14 lakh was loaded in the ATM on Saturday. The amount withdrawn will be ascertained after calculation, he added.
“CCTV cameras of the area are being screened to identify the criminals involved in the crime,” said Kasmar police station officer in-charge Ujjwal Pandey.
Local people alleged that the kiosk was unguarded and the police patrolling party does not make round of the area. This is the second time thieves has uprooted an ATM in Bokaro district during the last eight months.
Earlier, thieves had uprooted the HDFC Bank ATM containing Rs 28 lakh from Bazartand area under the Petarwar police station of Bokaro district on January 18, 2023 .
