DUMKA: A seven-member gang allegedly uprooted an ATM containing around Rs 4.82 lakh from a public sector bank kiosk in Deoghar and fled with the machine in the early hours of Tuesday.The incident occurred around 3.30am near Seva Dham in the Nandan Pahar area under Deoghar town police station limits.According to police, the accused broke open the kiosk shutter, detached the ATM using a gas cutter and tied it to a car before dragging it nearly 500metres to a secluded spot.CCTV footage reportedly showed the gang, with faces covered, carrying out the operation while one member remained behind the wheel.The ATM was later loaded into the vehicle and taken away.The theft came to light after the bank’s ATM monitoring office alerted local police.Deoghar SP Praveen Pushkar said the gang appeared to be from outside the district, though local assistance could not be ruled out. Police suspect the accused escaped through rural routes towards the Jharkhand-Bihar border.Investigators are scanning CCTV footage, tracking the vehicle and probing whether the gang had conducted a prior recce of the kiosk.The ATM guard had left the premises after his shift on Monday night.
