Ludhiana, June 20 -- Six days after Rs.17.98 lakh was stolen from a Bank of Baroda ATM at Partap Chowk, Ludhiana police arrested two accused from Uttar Pradesh's Amethi and recovered Rs.13.75 lakh from their possession along with two mobile phones allegedly purchased using the stolen money, police said on Friday.

The arrested accused were identified as Sudhanshu Mahajan, alias Shanty, 24, of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar near Dholewal and Wasim Khan, alias Motu, 19, of Ram Nagar, Dholewal. While Sudhanshu is a native of Mahla village in Amritsar district, Wasim belongs to Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.

Deputy commissioner of police (rural) Jaskiranjit Singh Teja said, "The accused broke open the ATM using an iron rod and decamped with Rs.17.98 l...