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Two held for ATM robbery bid

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Press Trust of India Morena (MP)
Two suspected members of an

inter-state gang were arrested for their alleged role in a bid to loot cash from an ATM machine here recently, police said today.

"The duo were arrested from their hideout in Delhi yesterday," said Kotwali police station In-charge Ajay Channa.

Their third accomplice was arrested on August 21 when they were trying to prise open a Canara Bank ATM situated near court building and police got a whiff of it while patrolling in the area.

However, the duo managed to escape in a car which they deserted on highway and disappeared in forest area after police chased them, he said.
 

The arrested persons admitted that they had looted Rs 1.5 lakh cash from an ATM on AB Road in Morena town.

Their two more associates are still absconding, against whom police had announced a reward of Rs 10,000 each, he added.

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First Published: Aug 26 2016 | 6:13 PM IST

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