India, Aug. 5 -- The Faridabad Police has arrested five persons including a Delhi Police constable for allegedly robbing more than Rs 12 lakh from two ATM machines here, an official said on Tuesday. According to the official, the robberies -- which involved ripping open ATM machines using gas cutters and fleeing with the cash -- were the brainchild of the accused constable. The arrestees have been identified as Delhi Police constable Hukam Chand (34), his nephew Arvind (26) -- both residents of Atali village in Faridabad -- and Vikas Kumar (24), Abhishek (19), and Vishal Kumar (19), residents of Bihar's Siwan district. Also Read - Factory wall collapse kills two firefighters According to police, a representative of a private payment services firm reported that on July 3 night, one of its ATMs installed in Bhupani Mod was cut open and Rs 6.53 lakh in cash was stolen from it. Based on the complaint, a case was registered at Bhupani police station. Then, on the night of July 26, Rs 5.71 lakh was stolen from another ATM in Sector-58 in a similar manner, prompting police to intensify the hunt for the accused. Police said constable Hukam Chand masterminded the ATM robberies, targeting poorly guarded machines and recruiting relatives and accomplices.
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