ATM with Rs.10 lakh gutted in Ghaziabad
May 17th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 17 (IANS) An automated teller machine (ATM) of the State Bank of India Thursday caught fire in Ghaziabad, police said. Sources said it contained Rs.10 lakh ... Read more...
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Rs.33 lakh looted from bank van (Lead, changing dateline)
March 31st, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut, March 31 (IANS) At least six car-borne robbers Saturday looted Rs.33 lakh from a cash van of Axis Bank when its employees were about to load money into an ... Read more...
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Thieves slide out ATM on watermelon rinds!
January 11th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Jan 11 (IANS/EFE) A gang of thieves entered a store in Colombia's Barranquilla city and, after subduing a security guard, used watermelon rinds to slide an ATM machine out ... Read more...
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Gitanjali group inaugurates first gold-dispensing ATM
October 22nd, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) The Gitanjali Group Saturday launched a first-of-its-kind Gold and Diamond ATM machine, a one-stop shop for buying medallions, coins and jewellery, an official said here.
This innovative ... Read more...
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Woman rescued from Pennsylvanian ATM
June 3rd, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pennsylvania, June 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Emergency workers in Pennsylvania got a strange call telling them that a woman has got her hand stuck in an automated teller machine (ATM). According to the ... Read more...
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Explosions strike 2 Mexico City banks
May 23rd, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by BNO News
MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Two explosive devices were detonated in two banks early Monday morning in Mexico City, as local authorities found a third suspected device at another bank, officials said.The ... Read more...
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Robbers take away ATM
May 14th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Allahabad, May 14 (IANS) Bank robberies, strongroom break-ins, and incidents of cash being stolen from ATMs are not new. A group of robbers here did one better than all ... Read more...
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Davis case mishandled by interior ministry: Qureshi (Lead)
February 24th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan's former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has accused the interior ministry of "mishandling" the case of US official Raymond Davis, who faces trial for killing two ... Read more...
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Pakistan government in a fix over Davis issue
February 22nd, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) The Raymond Davis affair continues to be a headache for Islamabad. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Monday admitted in parliament that Pakistan and the US have "differences in ... Read more...
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Kerry heads to Pakistan after formal complaint against Davis (Lead)
February 15th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 15 (IANS) Police in Pakistan Tuesday lodged a formal complaint in Lahore against US consular staffer Raymond Davis, arrested on charges of killing two Pakistani men, even as John ... Read more...
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Formal complaint filed against Davis in Lahore court
February 15th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 15 (IANS) Police authorities have submitted a challan - a formal complaint - against Raymond Davis, a US consular staffer arrested on charges of killing two alleged robbers, before ... Read more...
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Lahore shooting: court extends remand of American
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) A Pakistani court Thursday extended till Feb 11 the custody of the US government official held for gunning down two Pakistanis in Lahore.Raymond Davis was arrested for killing ... Read more...
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US embassy demands release of arrested diplomat in Pakistan
January 29th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) The US embassy in Islamabad has said Pakistani security officials have kept their diplomat, Raymond Davis, in illegal custody and demanded his release without any delay, media reports ... Read more...
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ATM in Dundee ’spits out’ money
January 21st, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21 (ANI): Dozens of people flocked to a ATM machine in Dundee, Scotland after it started 'spitting out' money, it has emerged.Police were called to the Scotmid branch in Fintry ... Read more...
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ATMs Robbed With The Aid Of A Napkin By Innovative Thief
November 10th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 10, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The law enforcement authority personnel have been surprised to see a napkin serve as a tool for robbing ATMs. The San Francisco police have ... Read more...
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Democratic gov candidate asks Obama to ‘take endorsement and shove it’
October 26th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 26 (ANI): Rhode Island's Democratic governor candidate Frank Caprio has asked US President Barack Obama to 'shove it'.Obama, who flew to Rhode Island on Monday, has refused to ... Read more...
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Police clueless about ATM frauds in Chandigarh
August 24th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) Police have failed to achieve any breakthrough in seven cases of fraudulent withdrawal of money from various State Bank of India (SBI) automated teller machines (ATMs) in ... Read more...
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Over Rs.2 lakh withdrawn using cloned ATM cards
August 22nd, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 22 (IANS) The Chandigarh Police have received four complaints since Thursday regarding the fraudulent withdrawal of over Rs.2 lakh from ATMs located in various parts of this union territory.
The ... Read more...
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Boob-flashing ATM thieves finally busted in France
August 20th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 20 (ANI): Police in France have arrested two attractive female thieves who exposed their breasts in front of a man at a cashpoint to distract him before stealing his money.The ... Read more...
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Women expose breasts to steal from ATM customer
August 15th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Aug 15 (IANS) Two women, described by police as attractive, exposed their breasts to a man inside an ATM in Paris and took off with his money.
The women in their 20s ... Read more...
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French police looking for thieves who used boobs to distract victim
August 14th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14 (ANI): The search for two attractive female thieves who bared their breasts at a man at a cashpoint to distract him before stealing his money is underway in France. ... Read more...
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Fake ATM dupes bank customers in China
June 24th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 24 (ANI): Thieves in China have come up with an innovative method of looting people. They set up a fake ATM to record banking details of unsuspecting customers and then ... Read more...
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Rs.3 million looted in Bangalore day-light robbery
June 7th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 7 (IANS) A gang of four people attacked the occupants of a car in broad day light here Monday and made away with a bag containing Rs.3 million (Rs.30 lakh) ... Read more...
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Thieves cart away loaded ATM in 3 minutes flat
May 26th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 26 (IANS) In a swift operation lasting barely three minutes, thieves carted away a 300-kg ATM machine loaded with cash from the outskirts of Bangalore early Tuesday.
The machine, belonging ... Read more...
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Four teenagers held for 25 robberies, carjackings
March 4th, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Four teenagers blamed for 25 incidents of robberies and carjackings at gunpoint in just one month have been arrested from nearby Gurgaon in Haryana, Delhi Police said ... Read more...
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Oz retailers to slap cellphone ban in crackdown on loud-talking customers!
February 26th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 26 (ANI): Shoppers in Australia will no longer have the privilege of talking on their mobile phones - as retailers are gearing up to ban mobile phones to keep a ... Read more...
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Robbers break ATM, loot Rs.3.9 lakhs
January 21st, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Unidentified criminals cut an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) machine of Punjab National Bank on National Highway-24 at Pilkhuwa and decamped with Rs. 3.9 lakhs, police said Thursday.
The criminals ... Read more...
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Malaysian man lodges false robbery report - to postpone marriage!
January 19th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 19 (ANI): A factory technician, who tried to evade his marriage due to insufficient funds and cooked up a story that he was robbed, has landed in trouble after ... Read more...
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ATM machine looted in Agra
December 6th, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Dec 6 (IANS) Robbers attacked an ATM of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) and decamped with the money, police said Sunday.
According to police, the burglars first damaged the CCTV of the ... Read more...
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Sexy scamster trio seduce Manhattan men off their ATM cards
September 14th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sep 14 (ANI): Three girls in Manhattan, US are said to have ripped off dozens of single guys, picking them up at high-end nightclubs and pick pocketing their wallets and ... Read more...
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ATM machines to become disable-friendly soon
August 28th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Electronic devices like ATM machines that have made our lives easier are likely to become accessible to disabled people too.
The information technology ministry has approved a ... Read more...
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‘YouTube’ inspired youth to take away ATM in Punjab
August 2nd, 2009 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Aug 2 (IANS) It took an 'inspiration' from a similar crime in California state in the US and posted on internet website 'YouTube' for two youth in this Punjab town ... Read more...
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New biometric system to identify people from the veins inside their fingers
November 12th, 2008 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 12 (ANI): Companies in Europe have begun to roll out an advanced biometric system from Japan that identifies people from the unique patterns of veins inside their fingers, a ... Read more...
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Indian call centre worker takes ‘revenge’ on British customer
October 30th, 2008 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 30 (IANS) A customer of a British bank has alleged that a worker of the bank's call centre in India meddled with his account and changed his identity with that ... Read more...
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Cabbies cheating foreigners at Mumbai airport nabbed
August 21st, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Two cabbies involved in targeting and cheating foreigners arriving at Mumbai airport were arrested Thursday, police said. The police swung into action after two Belgians - Fondrim Morphy ... Read more...
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