Security guard steals money from ATM, held in Assam

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A security guard of an ATM near Wilson garden was nabbed by the city police for allegedly siphoning off Rs 19.96 lakh from the machine. The accused was identified by the police as Deepankur Namosutra, a native of Assam.

Wilson Garden police told News Trail that the Union Bank ATM was robbed on the night of November 17, following which it was found that the security guard had gone suspiciously. This aroused suspicion, and the police later found that he had stolen the cash from the ATM machine after somehow getting the secret PIN number and fled to Guwahati.

The city police alerted their counterparts in Guwahati and the accused was arrested and brought back to the city. As per sources from the city police, Rs 13.87 lakh have been recovered from the accused. Further investigation is on.