Man held for attempting to steal cash from ATM near Katpadi

A 53-year-old antheral from Bengaluru was arrested by Katpadi constabulary successful Vellore connected Tuesday for reportedly damaging an ATM of a nationalist assemblage slope successful an effort to bargain cash.

The constabulary said the arrested idiosyncratic was identified arsenic S. Varadarajan, 53. Initial enquiry revealed that aft being unemployed, helium was loitering on the Chittoor - Katpadi - Arakkonam - Chennai obstruction way for the past fewer weeks. The constabulary said that helium identified the ATM outlet adjacent farmers’ marketplace successful Katpadi. He reportedly tried to interruption the locker of the instrumentality but failed successful the attempt.

Officials of the slope saw the CCTV camera footage and alerted the section police, who nabbed him. The constabulary seized mobile phones, welding machines, and fake ATM cards. A lawsuit was registered. He was lodged astatine Central Prison successful Vellore. A probe is underway.