Man arrested for attempting to break into ATM in Vellore
A 53-year-old man from Bengaluru was arrested by Katpadi police in Vellore for attempting to damage and steal cash from an ATM at a public sector bank. The suspect, identified as S. Varadarajan, had been unemployed and loitering in the area for weeks before targeting the ATM near a farmers' market. Police identified him through CCTV footage and seized welding machines, fake ATM cards, and mobile phones from his possession.
S. Varadarajan, 53, was arrested on Tuesday by Katpadi police in Vellore district for attempting to break into an ATM belonging to a public sector bank. According to police, the unemployed man from Bengaluru had been traveling along the Chittoor-Katpadi-Arakkonam-Chennai rail route for several weeks before identifying the ATM outlet near the farmers' market in Katpadi as a target. He attempted to break open the machine's locker but was unsuccessful. Bank officials reviewed CCTV camera footage of the incident and alerted local police, who apprehended him at the scene. Police seized welding machines, fake ATM cards, and mobile phones from the suspect. He has been lodged at Central Prison in Vellore, and a formal case has been registered with an investigation underway.
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Man held for attempting to steal cash from ATM near Katpadi
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