ATM gutted in fire as miscreant tries to open it with gas cutter

An automated tellermachine near Pollachi, 60 km from here, was gutted in a firethat broke out while a miscreant was trying to open it with agas cutter early Friday, police said.

According to police, a man covering his face withtowel entered the ATM belonging to the private South IndiaBank around 3 AM.

The fire broke out when he tried to open the ATMwith a gas cutter, forcing the man to run out of the cabin,they said.

Bank officials alerted fire and rescue departmentpersonnel who rushed to the spot around 4 AM and managed toput off the fire.

A special team has been formed to nab the culprit,based on CCTV footage and officials are assessing the loss ofmoney in the fire, police said. PTI NVM BNBN BN