Hyderabad: The Shamshabad Task Force sleuths, in coordination with the Rajasthan police, nabbed a notorious inter-state offender involved in 49 offences in the country, including three in Hyderabad, along with looting Rs 7.40 lakh from an AXIS Bank ATM.
The offender, Rashid alias Kakoo alias Yousuf, had committed offences in Pahadi Shareef and Saifabad police station limits, Shamshabad DCP B. Rajesh said.
Rashid, a truck driver, was arrested from his native place in Alwar district, Rajasthan. His associates Sohil , Rehan and Faizan of Rajasthan and Shamshuddin of UP are at large, the DCP said.
The DCP said that on Oct. 6, Rashid sprayed paint on the cameras, cut the hooter cable and used a gas cutter to open the cash chest and emptied Rs 7.40 lakh currency in it.
During interrogation, Rashid revealed that he and his associates were involved in ATM robberies previously and planned to break open the latest one a month earlier. Rashid and another accused, Shamshuddin, allegedly travelled to Hyderabad in a truck carrying gas-cutting equipment and paint spray, concealed the equipment in bushes in the Pahadi Shareef area.
Later, Rashid and his associates Sohail, Faizan and Rehan, using the equipment, stole a motorcycle and a Santro car to loot the ATM.
They identified an Axis Bank ATM at Shamshabad area to steal the cash. While Fizan sprayed paint on the CCTV cameras, Rashid disabled the alarm system.
The ATM was then cut open using gas-cutting equipment. Then they removed the cash trays and and placed inside the car. After committing the offence, the accused fled towards Patancheru, where they abandoned the car.
After committing the crime, they travelled through Zaheerabad, Nanded, Amaravati, Akola, Indore, and Kota (Rajasthan) before returning to their respective places, the DCP said.
Based on technical analysis and Call Detail Records (CDRs), the Shamshabad Task Force traced Rashid at Gollapally X Roads, Shamshabad.
Police teams recovered Rs 1.80 lakh cash and seized a four-wheeler, two-wheeler, car gas cutter and other equipment used in breaking opening the ATM.
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