Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Three notorious offenders involved in an HDFC ATM theft were arrested by the CCS Balanagar and Jeedimetla police on Thursday and net cash Rs 17 lakh, along with four two-wheelers vehicles all total worth Rs 20 lakhs recovered from them. The accused have been identified as Yasib Hussain alias Asif Haarun Khan (28), Md Abed (31), both residents of Haryana and Aamir Aansri (24), a resident of Hyderabad.

On the intervening night of July 8-9, the gang entered the HDFC ATM at Markhandaya Nagar, Hyderabad, cut the ATM with gas cutters and committed theft of cash worth Rs 34.71 lakh and fled from the scene. According to the police, the notorious gang has a history of committing ATM thefts across various states in India.

Their modus operandi involves forming small groups and conducting recce at ATMs, specifically those located in isolated or closed areas and equipped with external shutters. They would procure cutters from nearby shops and steal two-wheelers to use for commuting to and from the crime scenes. Upon reaching the target ATM, in this case the HDFC ATM in the isolated area of Hyderabad, they would cut the CCTV wires to conceal their identity and then use gas cutters to steal the cash then flee on the stolen motorbikes.