A gang of unidentified criminals today looted Rs 10 lakh from a State Bank of Patiala ATM at Harsha Chhina village of the district, police said.
The gang members were wearing masks of popular actors, taking a cue from a recent Hindi movie, Amritsar SSP (Rural) Manmohan Singh said, adding this was first time the looters adopted such tactics in the district.
The looters, comprising more than two people, came in a white car and broke the ATM with the help of gas-cutters, he said.
After entering the kiosk, they sprayed some paste on all CCTV cameras, except one which they failed to notice.
The operation continued for nearly 15 minutes and Rs 10 lakh was looted, he said.
"We are studying the CCTV footage and the criminals will be arrested soon," Singh said.
