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Tribune News Service
New Delhi, March 19
Robbers fled with with an entire ATM of Corporation Bank which had around Rs 30 lakh inside near the Nawada Metro Station in Dwarka, a police official said.
The incident took place on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday and the robbers covered the CCTV cameras with grease.
The branch manger of the bank lodged a complaint today in which he said the bank operates from 9 am to 9 pm and the same schedule was followed by them on Monday.
In the complaint, he said when the staff came to the bank on Tuesday, they found the entire machine missing, a senior police official said.
Initial investigation revealed that the robbers came to the ATM and cut the wire of the CCTV camera which was placed outside the machine after covering its lens with grease. After that they removed the machine, the official said.
Police are checking the footage of the camera which was placed inside.
The manager said they had filed Rs 16 lakh on Monday around 3.30 pm and the total amount in the machine was Rs 30 lakh, the official said.
"A case has been registered and the investigation has been initiated," Anto Alphonse, DCP (Dwarka), said.
He said police are also not ruling out the involvement of the bank staff in the incident.