Thieves Use JCB Excavator To Dig Out & Steal ATM Machine, Fail Miserably Because… | Watch

Viral Video: Thieves in Maharashtra's Sangli used a JCB excavator to dig out the ATM machine from the booth. Watch how they managed to do so!

Viral Video: In a bizarre incident captured on camera, a group of thieves attempted to steal an ATM machine in Maharashtra’s Sangli district by using a stolen JCB. A CCTV footage of the incident shows thieves using the excavator to dig out the ATM machine from its kiosk in Maharashtra’s Sangli. However their bid failed miserably after the excavator got stuck in a pothole.

The incident happened on April 24 midnight, when thieves attempted to steal an Axis Bank ATM from the Miraj area of Sangl. Notably, the ATM had Rs 27 lakh cash. The video shows a JCB machine breaking the glass door of the ATM and uprooting the teller machine.

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However, thing went south as the JCB machine got stuck in a pothole a few kilometers away from the crime scene. Unable to pull it, the thieves abandoned the machine and fled. According to the police, the JCB was stolen from a petrol pump. After retrieving the JCB and ATM with the Rs 27 lakh cash, the police launched a manhunt for the accused.

“A JCB was stolen from the petrol pump and then, they used this JCB to steal the ATM machine. We found the stolen JCB and also found the ATM machine. There was Rs. 27 lakh cash in the ATM machine,” inspector Chandrakant Bedre, in charge of Miraj Gramin Police station, told ANI.

Bedre added, “We are investigating the CCTV footage of the petrol pump. And from the information available we have formed two teams for the investigation.”Meanwhile, many on the internet were amused while others dubbed it as ‘Money heist 2023’.