Amethi, March 26 -- Police in Amethi have arrested three young men for allegedly planning and attempting to rob an ATM after learning the method from YouTube videos.
The accused have been identified as Sonu Gupta and Kapil Gupta from Kudha village in Nasirabad, and Karan Paswan from near Bani railway station in Gauriganj. Based on their confession, police recovered iron pipes, a hammer, two motorcycles, and a cloth used to cover their faces, officials said on Thursday.
The incident took place on Tuesday night at an ATM located in the Bank of Baroda premises in Babuganj along the BandaTanda highway. The accused attempted to break open the ATM machine to steal cash. However, their plan failed when a police vehicle passed by, forcing them to...