Mishap drama flops: 4 ATM staff held for stealing Rs 1.2 cr

On Thursday, the four stole the money and lodged a complaint claiming that unidentified people lifted the cash from their vehicle which met with an accident and capsized. The men who were carrying a total of Rs 1.60 crore said the ‘mishap’ occurred at Malataaru, near Kadaladi, in the district, when they were proceeding to another ATM after replenishing a machine with Rs 40 lakh. They told the police that after the vehicle capsized some unidentified men stole the money.

However, police grew suspicious when the accounts of the four didn’t match and moreover, the four persons had no injuries on them despite meeting with an accident of such grave nature.

When the four were grilled further, they confessed to the crime and said that they enacted the accident drama to evade suspicion. With the information obtained from them, police arrested the four and recovered Rs 32 lakh, so far. Efforts were on to recover the balance cash, police added.