Robbers try to steal money from ATM - burn up Rs 17.30 lakhs in the process

A bunch of robbers tried to rob an ATM of the State Bank of India in Burdwan - they entered the kiosk, deactivated the CCTV camera and, using a gas cutter, trued to gain access to the stock of notes in the machine. But, in the process, they set the machine on fire and fled the scene. A total of Rs17.30 lakhs was reduced to cinders.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 16 January 2016.

The theft was discovered next morning when some passerby noticed burnt notes lying in front of the kiosk. There were only two notes of Rs 1,000 and three of Rs 500. The regional manager of SBI has said that the ATM had had Rs 17.30 lakh and, almost all of it was destroyed. He assured the customers that they need not worry since the money kept in ATMs were always insured.
The police have confirmed that the gang had entered the ATM around 2am and, except the five currency notes, the entire amount was gutted. The gang could not take away any money because the ATM caught fire almost immediately after the gas cutter was used. The gang fled and pulled down the shutter of the kiosk before leaving so that police personnel on night patrol would not suspect anything amiss.

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