Thieves try to break open cash deposit machine

Ahmedabad: The manager of a branch of a nationalized bank in Navrangpura on Monday filed a complaint with police stating that three persons tried to break a cash deposit machine (CDM) of the bank on Saturday night during the curfew.

In the FIR filed with Navrangpura police, Pankaj Jha, 45, an acting branch manager of SBI in Navrangpura, stated that a security guard of the bank informed him about the incident.

The bank authorities approached technicians and checked the machine and found that no cash had been stolen by the thieves.

Later, they checked the CCTV footage and found that the three men entered the ATM kiosk where the CDM was placed at around 11.15pm on Saturday and came out at 11.32pm. They had tried to break the machine using a blunt object but could not succeed.

Navrangpura police registered a complaint of criminal trespassing along with other charges against three unknown persons and have started an investigation.


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