Rs 35 lakh looted from two ATMs in Kerala
Kochi/Thrissur, Oct 12: Burglars struck at two automated teller machines in Thrissur and Ernakulam districts of Kerala making away with Rs 35 lakh in the early hours Friday, police said.
Police suspect the involvement of a single gang.
In the first incident, the ATM of a nationalised bank at Irumpanam in Tripunithura in Ernakulam district was looted.
The gang used a gas-cutter to break open the ATM and decamped with Rs 25 lakh, police said.
The incident is suspected to have occurred before 3.30 am.
The burglars then targeted an ATM of a private bank at Koratty in Thrissur district, using a similar method to loot Rs ten lakh.
They fled after pulling down the shutter of the ATM kiosk at around 4.30 am, police said.
Police said CCTV footage reveal that a gang member had sprayed paint at the cameras in the kiosks before committing the crime.
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Jawan found dead in CRPF camp in J-K's Shopian
Srinagar (PTI): A CRPF jawan died inside a camp in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.
Head constable Surinder Singh, who hails form Hyderabad, fell unconscious late Tuesday night at the Zainapora Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Shopian, the officials said.
Singh was shifted to Zainapora hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
Police has taken cognizance of the incident and started proceeding to ascertain cause of Singh's death.
