MP: Thieves pry open ATM with gas cutter, steal Rs 8 lakh

Thieves used gas cutters to break open an ATM on Chhindwara Road in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district in the early hours of Monday and decamped with rupees eight lakh.

Seoni (MP):Thieves stole Rs 8 lakh from a bank ATM on Chhindwara Road in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district in the early hours of Monday, police said.

They used a gas cutter to pry open the ATM, situated by the road in Ganga Nagar area and without a security guard manning it, said City Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Durgesh Armo.

"They looted Rs 8 lakh. We are checking CCTVs in the vicinity to nab them. They fled in a four-wheeler and left the gas cutter behind in a hurry. A case has been registered and probe is underway," Armo said.

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