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Crime
Masked robbers hold SBI ATM guard hostage, cut machine in Bundi, Rajasthan
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 17 Oct 2026, 05:15 PM
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In Bundi district’s Bara Nayagaon, masked assailants threatened an SBI ATM guard with a pistol, took him hostage and used a gas cutter to break into the machine.
Police in Hindoli police‑station jurisdiction reported that a group of masked individuals targeted a State Bank of India ATM in Bara Nayagaon, Bundi district. The robbers approached the machine, brandishing a pistol and forcing the on‑site security guard to comply with their demands.
The assailants then held the guard hostage while one of them used a gas cutter to breach the ATM’s metal casing. The operation appeared to be a planned attempt to loot cash from the machine.
Local police arrived at the scene shortly after the incident was reported. No injuries were reported, and the guard was released unharmed after the suspects fled the site. Investigators have launched a case and are reviewing CCTV footage to identify the perpetrators.
The State Bank of India has been notified of the breach and is cooperating with law‑enforcement agencies. The amount of cash potentially targeted has not been disclosed, and authorities have urged the public to remain vigilant.
The assailants then held the guard hostage while one of them used a gas cutter to breach the ATM’s metal casing. The operation appeared to be a planned attempt to loot cash from the machine.
Local police arrived at the scene shortly after the incident was reported. No injuries were reported, and the guard was released unharmed after the suspects fled the site. Investigators have launched a case and are reviewing CCTV footage to identify the perpetrators.
The State Bank of India has been notified of the breach and is cooperating with law‑enforcement agencies. The amount of cash potentially targeted has not been disclosed, and authorities have urged the public to remain vigilant.