Cash turns into ashes after thieves try to open ATM using gas cutter

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Several currency notes stored in an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) were reduced to ashes after a gang of thieves attempted to break it open using a gas cutter at Nelamangala on the city outskirts on Thursday, police said.

Based on the CCTV footage, the bank officials from Mumbai called the owner of the building where the ATM was installed to check, and as the building owner rushed to the spot, the thieves fled leaving behind their equipment, police said.