JAIPUR: Criminals tried to uproot an ATM at Deedwana village under Lalsoth police station area of Dausa at 12.45am on Sunday.
However, while they tied the machine with a rope and tried to uproot it by pulling it off with the help of a jeep, the machine exploded and the criminals fled from the spot. On Sunday morning, bank authorities intimated police and found that nearly Rs 1 lakh was safe in the cash boxes of the ATM.
“They first tied the ATM and a jeep with a rope. Thereafter, in an attempt to uproot the machine, they accelerated the vehicle during which they heard an explosion and fled from the scene,” said an officer of Lalsoth police station.
Villagers after hearing the explosion gathered near the ATM and intimated the police control room. “In the morning, bank authorities arrived at the spot and said around Rs 1 lakh inside the machine was intact,” the police officer added.