Guwahati: At least six persons have been arrested by police in connection with the robbery of two Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) at Demow in Assam’s Sivasagar district.
In September, one Punjab National Bank ATM at Nitai Path and another State Bank of India (SBI) ATM near the central market was vandalized.
According to sources, the accused had looted over lakhs of rupees from the two ATMs.
In the past days, the Demow Police conducted extensive search operations throughout the state in connection with the incident.
As a result, police arrested six culprits accused. The arrested robbers have been identified as Taruful Ali hailing from Hajo in Kamrup, Abdul Ahmed, a resident of Sivasagar, Amirul Islam from Nagaon, Irfanul Hussain from Dhing, Abdul Sattar, and Ataur Rahman of Morigaon.
Currently, the robbers are under the custody of the Demow Police.
Further interrogation into the case is underway.
