ATM loot: Cops in touch with Tamil Nadu counterparts

December 17, 2011

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Mangalore, December 17: The City police have informed their counterparts in Tamil Nadu to disclose the actual identity and background of four accused, who were arrested for robbing Rs 25 lakh from the van of a security agency, which maintains the ATMs of State Bank of India (SBI).


The daring daylight robbery had occurred at Hampankatta on Thursday. The accused had managed to rob the chest containing Rs 25 lakh from the van of Pro-Interactive Services (PIS) while their personnel were loading cash to a SBIATM.


Mangalore north police inspector Vinay Gaonkartold TOI that they have already sent the details of the four accused to Rajajinagar police station inTiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu.


"We will collect information from them and if required, will take them to Tamil Nadu for further investigation. We are also trying to find whether the accused were involved in any other cases in the state or Tamil Nadu. So far they did not reveal anything about their past," he said.


It was one of the accused, 51 year-old P Mahindran, who diverted the attention of PIS van driver after dropping Rs 10 note near the van.


Mahindran was assigned the job of diverting the attention of driver. Van driver did not suspect when an elderly person showed him the money lying on the ground.
All the four accused including V Shridhar (35), Murali Logu (31) and P Hariharan (27) hails from Tiruchirapalli district, Gaonkar added.

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