Koraput: Unidentified miscreants tried to break open an ATM but failed to steal cash from it at Borigumma in Odisha's Koraput district yesterday, police said.
"We suspect the attempt was made by miscreants early in the morning. Police patrol team had found the ATM in good condition around midnight on Monday," said Uttam Mohanty, inspector-in-charge of the Borigumma police station.
"We are in contact with bank officials to get details of the cash inside the ATM and whether the CCTV was working or not," he said.
According to reports, the matter came to light after some locals found the ATM wide open and a glass cutter lying next to it in the morning.
Subsequently, they informed the police about the incident. After getting information, Gopalpur police rushed to the spot and launched an investigation into the case.
While the exact amount of looted cash is yet to be ascertained, a probe has begun in the incident and the CCTV footages of the ATM are being examined.
In December last year, miscreants had looted an unspecified amount of money from an ATM at Tala Bazaar Market Complex in Santaragadia area of Balasore after breaking it open with the help of a gas-cutter late.