Miscreants Ransack ATM, Loot Over Rs 10 Lakh Cash In Khurda

Khurda: Police are on the lookout for a gang, which looted cash worth over Rs 10 lakh after ransacking an ATM counter at Nirakarpur town in Odisha’s Khurda district late on Sunday.

Preliminary investigation by the police revealed that the miscreants entered into the ATM of the Axis Bank near the College Square by breaking open the lock of the room. Later they looted the cash after cutting the ATM cash box with a gas cutter. Before leaving the area, they broke the CCTV and took away the hard disk.

The incident may have taken place around 2 am, police said.

Though the exact amount of the cash looted from the ATM was not immediately known, the Axis Bank officials said since they had deposited Rs 15 lakh cash in the ATM a couple of days ago, a maximum Rs 3-4 lakh might have been withdrawn by the customers.

Police suspect involvement of an inter-state gang in the incident. Meanwhile, a scientific team has begun an on-the-spot investigation.

In another incident, another ATM was looted in Konark area of Puri district the same day.