The Bangladeshi robber gang, which made a vain bid to decamp with cash from an ATM in Krishna district, had reportedly conducted a recce of the ATM kiosks in Vijayawada before moving to Gannavaram, according to sources.
The gang struck at the ATM kiosk at Gannavaram on August 22 at around 2.30 a.m.. However, police constable Manindar, who was on night patrol, arrived at the scene and chased them off before they could break open the machine.
The Krishna district police, who are investigating the case, said the six-member gang stayed for four days at the Vijayawada railway station before striking at the ATM kiosk at Gannavaram.