Palghar: Burglars break open ATM, return empty-handed as no cash found

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Some burglars broke open an automated teller machine (ATM) of a nationalised bank near Palghar town of Maharashtra in the wee hours of Saturday, but had to return empty-handed as there was no cash inside, police told news agency PTI.

The incident occurred at Maswan village in Palghar taluka, they said.

"Some miscreants stormed into an ATM kiosk of a nationalised bank around 2 am. They not only broke open the ATM box, but also damaged the CCTV camera installed inside the room," an official of Manor police station told PTI.

"However, they could not take anything from the ATM as there was no cash kept inside it as the machine was undergoing some repair work," he told PTI.

A case has been registered against the accused, who are yet to be identified, he added.

In another incident, a 66-year-old man from Navi Mumbai was allegedly cheated to the tune of Rs 17 lakh by cyber fraudsters on the pretext of offering him payment for an online task, police told PTI on Saturday.

An offence in this connection was registered at the Nerul police station on Friday, an official told PTI.

"Four persons contacted the victim on phone on different dates, claiming to be representatives of a prominent e-commerce company. They offered to pay him for the task of posting his reviews on social media for various products," the official told PTI.

Believing them, the victim paid a total of Rs 17 lakh in several instalments from April to May 2023, he said.

"The man, however, later realised that he had been cheated as he stopped receiving payments," the official said.

Based on his complaint, a case was registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) and the Information Technology (IT) Act against the unidentified accused.

Meanwhile, Police have seized mephedrone or MD drug worth Rs 10.50 lakh from a 39-year-old man in Navi Mumbai, after which he was arrested, an official said on Saturday.

The arrest was made on Thursday after the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Navi Mumbai laid a trap at Taloja based on a tip-off, he said.

(With inputs from PTI)