Thieves Break Open ATM In UP's Greater Noida, Flee With Rs 17 Lakh: Police

Police said that multiple teams, including forensic experts and crime branch officials, have been involved in the case to ascertain the identity of the culprits and arrest them.

A group of people broke open a bank ATM in UP's Greater Noida area early on Wednesday and decamped with around Rs 17 lakh cash, police said. Following the incident, the in-charge of a police outpost has been suspended for alleged laxity in carrying out his duty, they said. "The miscreants struck at the Punjab National Bank's ATM around 3 am, broke it open and fled with the cash," senior police official Vishal Pandey said. He said that multiple police teams, including forensic experts and crime branch officials, have been involved in the case to ascertain the identity of the culpritts and arrest them.