Robbers drop plan to loot ATM as police patrol arrives

Two robbers had dropped their plan to loot an ATM at Keerai Mandapam area in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram district after they had noticed a patrol was arriving at the spot. On seeing the police patrol was arriving, the two men had managed to escape from there. Meanwhile, police have recovered that the window of the kiosk cut open and the camera lens smeared with some chemical.

Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu): Two robbers had to abandon their plan to loot an ATM in early Thursday morning at Keerai Mandapam in Kancheepuram when they saw a patrol was arriving upon spotting the suspicious-looking men entering the kiosk, police said.

By the time the patrol could arrive to check, the duo had fled, they said.

The robbers had entered the kiosk through the window by using a welding machine, then dabbed some chemical on the lens of the CCTV camera to blur it, the police said.

On seeing the police patrol was coming, the two men had managed to escape from there, they said.

During the inspection, the patrol found the window of the kiosk cut open and the camera lens smeared with some chemical.

Further investigation is underway, they added.