Kolkata man arrested for alleged ATM robbery bid in Kannur

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A 22-year-old Kolkata native, identified as Rahan Ali, was arrested for allegedly attempting to rob an ATM kiosk belonging to Canara Bank near S.N. Park in Kannur in the early hours of Friday (November 6). CCTV footage showed the suspect attempting to remove the battery storage unit inside the ATM kiosk.

The robbery bid was detected when an alarm was triggered at the bank headquarters in Delhi, following which the manager here was alerted.

Personnel from the police control room and Kannur Town police reached the spot and apprehended the suspect.

It is learnt that the suspect had been warned by the Town police the other day following a complaint.

A case was registered on a complaint by the bank manager.

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