MUMBAI: In a shocking incident, a group of thieves stole Rs 27 lakhs by digging out an ATM from the booth using a JCB. The incident took place in the Sangli district in Maharashtra last night. Video footage that shows the thieves digging out Axis Bank's ATM from the booth in the Miraj area has surfaced.

The video shows a man entering the ATM and quickly coming out. Following this, the ATM booth's glass window was broken using the JCB. The thieves then dug the ATM out from the booth and took it away.

Police said the JCB used by the thieves was also a stolen one. The robbers used a JCB that was parked at a petrol pump in the area.
Police also found that JCB was later abandoned at another location after the robbery.