Badambadi Police in Kataka successfully foiled an ATM robbery bid, arrested the accused and seized several articles including cash and mobile phone from his possessions.
wonder: Badambadi Police in Kataka successfully foiled an ATM robbery bid, arrested the accused and seized several articles including cash and mobile phone from his possessions.
On receipt of alert information at around 11.20 PM yesterday regarding an attempt by an unknown person to commit theft from the Bank of India ATM located at Badambadi, Badambadi Police immediately rushed to the spot and apprehended the accused red-handed while he was attempting to break open the ATM. During the robbery, the lower portion of the ATM machine was damaged.
On the basis of the report submitted by the Project Manager, CMS Info Systems Pvt. Ltd., today Badambadi P.S. Case No. 549, Dated 05.11.2026 U/s 305(a)/324(4)/62 BNS was registered at Badambadi Police Station and investigation was taken up.
The prompt and swift action of Badambadi Police resulted in the successful apprehension of the accused and thereby foiled the attempted ATM theft.
The accused has been identified as Ashwani Kumar of Rajapur under Piro police station limits of Bihar. He was forwarded to the court following his arrest.
During the course of investigation, the following articles were seized from the possession of the accused:
- Two Suspected Adhesive-backed ATM cash trapping device (Cash Dispenser blocking Strips/plates)
- One combination Plier (Plash) with red Plastic Handles
- One Roll of double sided Adhesive Foam Tape
- One gray colour Helmet (written as Sunny)
- One TVS Victor
- Cash of Rs 18,000.
- One SBI ATM card having No-5446 7003 0529 7711 stands in the name of Ramakrushna Mohapatra.
- One light cement colour Android Mobile phone.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the involvement of any other person in the commission of the crime.