Miscreants loot Rs2.78 lakh from ATM at Virkan village

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 22

Miscreants targeted Canara Bank ATM at Virkan village of Jalandhar in the wee hours on Saturday and decamped with cash amounting to over Rs2 lakh.

They burnt the ATM and broke open it and decamped with Rs2,77,900. While the police haven’t been able to nab the miscreants involved in the loot, they believe at least four people were involved. An FIR was lodged at Goraya police station under Sections 457, 427 and 380 of the IPC.

SHO Goraya police station said: “At least four people struck at the ATM in the wee hours. The robbery took place around 2.30 am. The robbers used gas cutters to break open the ATM. The CCTV footage at the ATM and in the vicinity is being checked to nab the culprits. An FIR has also been lodged. Further investigations are on.”

Several ATM robberies have taken place in the region in the past. On October 15 this year, three robbers managed to rob Rs5.97 lakh from the UCO Bank ATM at Kalra village in Adampur, Jalandhar, and even gunned down its 50-year-old guard Surinder Pal Singh.