CCTV was switched off in nine lakh nine seconds without breaking the ATM.
The thief knew the password of the ATM vault. Correspondent, Howrah. A case of theft of Rs 9 lakh 15 thousand has come to light from the Indian Bank ATM located outside Howrah station. This incident is said to have happened on 28th September. The surprising thing in this incident is that the criminal was successful in withdrawing money without breaking the ATM. It is believed that the thief knew the password of the ATM vault. In the preliminary investigation, the police have expressed suspicion that an employee associated with the bank is involved in this incident. Till the time of writing the news, no one had been arrested in the case. According to the information, on September 30, during the routine checkup, the ATM manager had come to check the machine. They found that the ATM was closed, but the money was missing from the vault. The CCTV camera installed in the ATM center is also disconnected. A complaint of theft was lodged by the bank at Golabari police station on October 1. After this, the police examined the footage of the CCTV camera installed outside the ATM centre. In the footage, on October 28, a young man was seen entering the ATM center wearing a helmet. Then he dropped the center shutter. He wore a blue T-shirt and black pants. He also had a black bag on his back. As soon as he entered the ATM center, he disconnected the CCTV in just nine seconds. After this, opened the ATM with the fake key and withdrew all the money by giving the password of the vault. After this he came out and talked to two people and left from there. Police say that the young man had full knowledge about this ATM, because he withdrew the money without breaking anything. However, Golabari police station has handed over this case to Howrah GRP. Howrah GRP is conducting further investigation. At the same time, the bank says that the ATM manager has been changed in the last few years, but the password of the ATM has not been changed.
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