Bangalore ATM attack case: Police detain suspect in Tiptur
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore (EP)
Bangalore, Nov 22: In a possible breakthrough in the ATM attack case, Tiptur police on Friday November 22 reportedly detained a person who closely resembles the man who carried out the attack.
Satish (33) was picked by the police at Tiptur in Tumkur district, sources said.
Jyoti Uday
The barbaric attack on Corporation Bank manager Jyoti Uday had taken place inside an unguarded ATM kiosk on Tuesday November 19.
Satish is being questioned and will be handed over to Bangalore police for further investigation, said police sources in Tiptur.
The Nokia handset snatched from Jyoti was sold by the attacker to a person at Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh, and was located with the help of mobile phone trackers. Police have taken into custody the person who bought it and are questioning him as well, sources said.
Jyoti Uday who was brutally attacked with a machete early morning inside the ATM kiosk suffered grievous injuries on her head and was operated upon. Though she is recovering, she is said to have suffered paralysis on the right side of her body.
Following the incident, the state government made it mandatory for banks to post security guards at all ATM kiosks, with two cameras outside and inside, and a burglary alarm inside the kiosk.