The Bengaluru police Friday mentioned they lately arrested six members of a gang concerned in ATM thefts after discovering two of them preventing over the spoils in a road. The police mentioned the accused have been employed as cash-filling brokers, and so they exploited their entry privileges to pilfer Rs 90 lakh from the money bins and ATMs.
The arrested have been recognized as Shivu Okay, 27; Sameer S, 26; Girish S, 26; Manohar Okay, 29; Jaggesh, 28; and Jaswanth V R, 27. The police seized Rs 43.76 in money and a luxurious automotive purchased by one of many accused in his spouse’s identify.
The case emerged after the Mahalakshmi Structure police obtained info on January 25 that two males have been preventing on the road close to a tea store within the Kempegowda Structure over a monetary dispute. On visiting the spot, the police discovered that the boys preventing have been a part of a bunch sitting in an SUV parked close by. The police probe revealed that males sitting within the SUV had over Rs 43 lakh in money. The police seized the automotive and cash and took the boys into custody for 5 days.
“The accused have been interrogated at size. They have been concerned in filling and repairing ATMs by an company. They have been loading ATMs with much less money, and whereas repairing the machines, they used to get the passwords and steal cash,” Police Commissioner B Dayanand mentioned.
The police mentioned the investigation revealed that Jaswanth had Rs 8 lakh in money at his home whereas Manohar gifted a automotive, bought with the stolen cash, to his spouse. Girish had additionally purchased a automotive with the looted cash, they mentioned.
“The police seized Rs 51,76,000 in money and three automobiles from the accused. The worth of the seized belongings quantities to Rs 90 lakh,” mentioned Dayanand, including that the accused have been remanded in judicial custody.
