Three employees allegedly cut open an ATM belonging to State Bank of India, stole Rs 77 lakh and then set fire to it, in Goregaon East, on February 10, the police probe has revealed. The accused are absconding. According to police sources, a fire was reported at the SBI ATM, near Goregaon East SRPF Centre on the Western Express Highway, on February 10. The Vanrai police and the fire brigade rushed to the spot. However, the centre, including the two ATMs, had burnt down completely.

Bank officials initiated a probe. On checking the CCTV footage, they found one bit missing owing to the burning of the DVR. The officials found past records of complaints about faults at the ATM. The custodian officer, who was responsible for maintaining the machine, had also recorded the report of its rectification. Despite this, the complaints of malfunctions in the machine continued.