Patna, Feb 10: Two persons, allegedly involved in a series of ATM loot incidents in Patna in the last two months, have been arrested, police said on Thursday.
The two accused, who were residing in an upscale apartment in the Patliputra locality, had robbed four ATM machines.
They use to travel in a SUV to identify ATMs and execute the crime, the police added.
The accused have been identified as Kaushal Chaudhary, hailing from Siwan district’s Barharia area, and Santosh Kumar Soni, owner of an ITI institute, hailing from Gopalganj district.
During interrogation, they confessed that Madan Yadav was the gang’s kingpin and is absconding at the moment.
“The accused broke open four ATMs kiosks between December 15 and February 3 in localities that fall under Digha, Shastrinagar, Kotwali and Khagaul police stations,” Senior Superintendent of Police of Patna, Manavjeet Singh Dhillon, said. (IANS)
