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A 33-year-old man, who attempted to interruption unfastened an automated teller instrumentality (ATM) adjacent Anthiyur, was arrested by the Ammapettai constabulary connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025).
The incidental took spot astatine the Indian Overseas Bank ATM successful Guruvareddiyur connected the nighttime of November 29, erstwhile an unidentified idiosyncratic entered the kiosk with a cutting plier and a screwdriver and tried to interruption unfastened the machine. Unable to harm the ATM, helium fled the spot. Based connected a ailment lodged by the slope subdivision manager, the constabulary registered a lawsuit and launched an investigation.
CCTV footage from the country showed a antheral walking with a cloth wrapped astir his head. During a conveyance cheque successful Guruvareddiyur, a antheral connected a two-wheeler attempted to fly connected seeing the constabulary but was apprehended. He was identified arsenic Sivakumar of Minthangi colony successful the Bargur hills.
The constabulary said Sivakumar was staying successful Karadipattiyur and moving astatine a tapioca processing unit. A habitual drinker, helium attempted the ATM break-in owed to fiscal distress. He aboriginal confessed to the crime, the constabulary said.
The constabulary seized the tools utilized successful the attempt. Sivakumar was produced earlier the Bhavani Judicial Magistrate Court. He was aboriginal remanded successful custody.
