Four arrested for ATM theft in Bidar district; Assets worth ₹32 crore seized

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Bidar Superintendent of Police Pradeep Gunti and other police officers with seized cash, car and other materials from the accused in the ATM theft case. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Four inter-state thieves have been arrested in connection with the theft of an ATM cash cartridge containing Rs 23.86 lakh from an SBI ATM at Hiremath Sansthan Complex in Bhalki town of Bidar district.

Police recovered cash and other property worth around ₹32 crore from them.

At a press conference in Bidar on Saturday, Superintendent of Police Pradeep Gunti said the accused were arrested in Hyderabad on October 30, within five days of the theft.

The arrested have been identified as Asu (40), Asif (25) and Anish (47), all from Haryana, and Rahul (23), a native of Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district.

The theft happened around 2:10 a.m. on Oct. 25, according to police. The accused allegedly entered the SBI ATM at Hiremath Sansthan Complex in Bhalki and used a gas cutter to cut open the left side of the ATM before taking out a cartridge containing ₹23,86,400.

Mr. Gunti said that four special teams under the supervision of four Deputy Inspectors of Police have been formed to investigate the case. Scrutiny of the AI ​​camera footage helped the police find out that the suspects had traveled to Hyderabad in Telangana. The teams subsequently intensified searches in the city and arrested the four men in the Shahin Nagar area of ​​Hyderabad around 3.30 pm in October.

Bidar Superintendent of Police Pradeep Gunti inspects the cash and other materials seized from the accused in the ATM theft case. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Police recovered cash of ₹12 lakh and a Hyundai Creta worth ₹20 lakh from the accused. Other items found included a gas cylinder, an oxygen cylinder, a gas cutting pipe, a pair of pliers, screwdrivers, iron rods, spray bottles, two mobile phones and 11 number plates of different states. Fastag, gloves, caps, masks and three burkinis were also seized.

Police said the accused confessed to their involvement in the ATM theft during interrogation. A case has been registered at Bhalki town police station under Section 331(4) and 305 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and further legal action is being taken.

Mr. Gunti praised the police officers and personnel involved in solving the case during the week.

Published – 31 Oct 2026 22:46 IST