ATM of rural bank branch looted of Rs 41,500

Unidentified persons looted Rs 41,500 from a bank ATM at nearby Ranipur village, police said today.
According to a complaint lodged by Rajesh Kumar, manager of Punjab and Sindh Bank, Ranipur rural branch, the bank was closed on Saturday and Sunday due to holidays.
When it re-opened on Monday, the lock of its ATM's shutter was found broken and the machine cut with a gas cutter. Rs 41,500 was stolen form the ATM machine, the complainant said.
The miscreants had sprayed with a dark colour the CCTV camera so that it could not record their activity, police said.
There was also no security guard present due to holidays. It appeared that the miscreants had come in a car, they said.

A case has been registered against unidentified persons, they added.