Overview
- CCTV from Dharmavaram shows three masked men who entered around 3:34 a.m. Wednesday and removed the entire machine within minutes.
- The crew used iron rods and ropes, tied the ATM to a waiting SUV, and yanked it from its concrete base before loading it into the vehicle.
- The theft targeted an IDFC First Bank kiosk in Parthasarathi Nagar in Sri Sathya Sai district, where the ATM sat in a standalone booth.
- How much cash was taken remains unclear, with reports ranging from about ₹4.5 lakh to roughly ₹10 lakh and police noting a ₹2 lakh top-up the previous evening.
- Police launched a search after the suspects fled toward Battalapalli and are reviewing CCTV from the area, a response that reflects rising concern over vehicle-assisted ATM heists.