Palghar News: 2 Persons Arrested For Bid To Steal Cash From ATM In Virar

Palghar: Police have arrested two persons for allegedly trying to break into the ATM facility of a bank in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday.

About The Incident

The incident took place in the early hours of July 14 at the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of a nationalised bank in Virar area but no cash was stolen, they said.

Some unidentified persons broke into the ATM facility. They tried to break the machine and steal cash, but failed to do so and went away, a police release said.

Following the tampering of the ATM and damage to the cash dispensing machine, the bank officials filed a complaint with the local police, it said.

A police probe team worked on various leads, checked the CCTV footage, and based on the technical and intelligence inputs, zeroed-in on the accused, identified as Ajay Vijay Yadav (45) from Virar and Bharat Gajanan Sanke (37) from Ulhasnagar in neighbouring Thane district, the release said.

They were apprehended on July 17, the police said.

Following the arrest, the police recovered various tools used in the attempted theft, including a grinder machine, gas blow torch, grinder cutter blade, hand gloves, mask, bag and raincoat, it said.

The Bolinj police registered an FIR on July 18 against the accused under sections 305 (theft in a dwelling house or means of transportation or place of worship), 62 (punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment), and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the release said.

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