Kolar, June 16 (PTI): Some unidentified miscreants allegedly made away with over Rs 27 lakh in cash from an unguarded SBI ATM here in the early hours of Monday, police said.

The incident occurred at around 4.30 am in the Gulpet police station limits, they said.

According to police, the miscreants targeted the unguarded ATM kiosk and sprayed black paint on the CCTV camera to conceal their identities before breaking open the cash box of the machine.

The alarm systems inside the kiosk were also not functioning.

Using gas cutters, they broke open the ATM machine and fled with Rs 27.62 lakh cash, Nikhil B, Superintendent of Police (Kolar) told PTI.

“We have registered a case and are investigating the matter,” he added.

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New Delhi (PTI): Azmatullah Omarzai produced an all-round show to power Afghanistan to five-wicket win over United Arab Emirates in their Group D T20 World Cup fixture here on Monday.

Omarzai first returned with figures of 4/15 to help restrict UAE to 160 for 9.

He then played a match-winning cameo of 40 not out after Ibrahim Zadran scored 53 to take Afghanistan to their first win in the ongoing edition.

For UAE, Sohaib Khan scored his second consecutive fifty, smashing 68 off 48 balls while Alishan Sharafu contributed 31-ball 40.

Brief Score.

UAE 160 for 9 in 20 overs (Sohaib Khan 68, Alishan Sharafu 40; Azmatullah Omarzai 4/15).

Afghanistan 162 for 5 in 19.2 overs (Ibrahim Zadran 53; Azmatullah Omarzai 40 not out; Muhammad Arfan 2/30, Junaid Siddique 2/23).