Robbery attempts at two ATMs in Erode foiled

Attempted robberies astatine 2 adjacent ATM centres connected E.V.N. Road successful the metropolis were foiled aft the alarm systems were triggered, forcing the suspects to fly successful the aboriginal hours of Monday (January 12, 2026).

According to the police, unidentified persons broke into the Karnataka Bank ATM and a adjacent State Bank of India ATM, some of which run without nighttime information guards, and attempted to smash the machines with stones to bargain cash. However, the alarms went off, prompting the suspects to wantonness the effort and flight without taking immoderate money.

Following the alarm, slope officials alerted the police. Erode Town and Erode South constabulary rushed to the spot and recovered the ATM machines damaged.

The constabulary collected CCTV footage and forensic grounds from the premises. Preliminary inquiries revealed that nary currency was stolen, arsenic the alarms were activated successful time, redeeming thousands of rupees kept successful the 2 ATMs.