Miscreants decamp with ATM, set it ablaze in Anantapur district
Burglars in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district stole an ATM containing approximately ₹18 lakh before setting the machine on fire in a nearby field. Police have launched an investigation using CCTV footage and technical evidence to track the suspects.
Why it matters
The incident highlights security vulnerabilities in rural banking infrastructure and the challenges of preventing organized theft.
Unidentified burglars reportedly decamped with the ATM of a nationalised bank in Bukkarayasamudram mandal headquarters early on Wednesday. The miscreants allegedly broke open the chest, looted the money, and later set the machine on fire at Akuledu village in Singanamala mandal.
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