ATM theft attempt foiled by alarm at Punjab National Bank in Thrissur

A midnight theft effort astatine the Punjab National Bank (PNB) ATM adjacent Punkunnam railway presumption was foiled aft the information alarm alerted the constabulary and slope officials successful time.

The incidental occurred astir 12.30 a.m. connected Sunday erstwhile CCTV footage captured a masked antheral approaching the ATM antagonistic from the absorption of the railway station. The fishy reportedly tried to chopped unfastened the currency instrumentality utilizing a metallic cutter.

However, arsenic soon arsenic helium began tampering with the ATM, the built-in information alarm was triggered, instantly notifying the constabulary and the slope manager. Startled by the siren, the thief fled the country earlier helium could bargain immoderate money.

Police teams rushed to the spot and collected forensic grounds and CCTV footage for analysis. An probe is nether way.