Balasore: A group of miscreants allegedly broke open an ATM of a nationalised bank at Kamarda market in Bhograi block under Jaleswar police limits and looted cash from the cash dispenser.
According to sources, the miscreants broke open the machine of Axis Bank on Thursday night with the help of gas cutter. They damaged the cash dispenser’s camera attached on top of it. However, the exact amount of money stolen from the ATM has not been ascertained.
After receiving the information, Jaleswar Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) and inspector-in-charge of Kamarda police station reached the spot and launched an investigation into the incident.
On Wednesday night, some miscreants had looted lakhs of rupees at Soro in the district by breaking open two ATMs of Axis Bank and another finance company.
Police suspected involvement of inter-state gang in the loot of the ATMs, who have executed such crimes in different parts of the country.
A similar incident had taken place in Bhubaneswar last…