ATM robbery: Rs 54L looted, 3 arrested after dramatic forest chase

In a major ATM heist, robbers looted nearly Rs. 54 lakh from a bank ATM in the Bolbari Bazar area of Maynaguri before fleeing in a white Scorpio SUV.

- RAJDEEP MONDAL

JALPAIGURI: Within 24 hours of the crime, police arrested three suspects and recovered around Rs 15.48 lakh from a forested area near Gajoldoba, following an intense joint operation.

Two of them were produced at the Jalpaiguri Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Sunday and remanded to ten days of police custody. According to police sources, five individuals were involved in the robbery, which took place late Friday night. The ATM, located beside the Maynaguri-Lataguri National Highway, had no security guard on duty, making it an easy target. The miscreants allegedly broke into the two cash-dispensing machines and fled with the money.