Pune: Mundhwa police released a man with learning disabilities after questioning him in connection with an attempt to break open an ATM around 3.25am on Monday.Police said he damaged the ATM unit as well as a passbook printing machine. A 38-year-old officer of a public sector bank branch in Ambegaon Khurd noticed the damage around 10am on Monday and lodged a complaint with the Mundhwa police.Smita Wasnik, senior inspector of Mundhwa police, said, “The bank’s ATM kiosk in Mundhwa was unguarded. However, it was equipped with CCTV cameras.”“The man tried to break open the ATM unit and also damaged the passbook printing machine. He then walked out of the kiosk and walked a short distance away. We reviewed the CCTV footage and tracked him,” she said.“We detained and questioned him about his motive for trying to break open the ATM unit. However, he failed to provide any satisfactory explanation,” she added.
