A low intensity IED was used in a failed attempt to rob an ATM machine in Dimapur.
An attempt to loot a newly installed ATM machine at Duncan Basti ended with the perpetrator(s) barely managing to remove the outer panel of the cash vending machine. According to police, a low intensity Improvised Explosive Device was used by the perpetrator(s) in an attempt to break open the chamber containing cash. The impact of the blast could hardly put a dent on the inner reinforced steel vault.
The incident occurred sometime between 10pm and 11pm of February 2. Residents in the vicinity told the police of hearing a loud blast at around the time. However, nobody bothered to check. The attempted robbery was discovered only in the morning after which police were informed. Police were yet to detain any suspects but fuzzy images captured by the ATM’s inbuilt camera at around the time, when nearby residents heard the explosion, showed a man with his face partially covered inside the booth.
