The Faridabad Police have made significant progress in their investigation into an interstate gang responsible for ATM thefts. The Crime Branch of Sector-56 has successfully solved two cases connected to these crimes and arrested five suspects. Additionally, another alleged member of the gang is currently incarcerated in a Bihar jail and will be transferred to Haryana under a production warrant.
Faridabad Police arrest five accused in two ATM theft cases involving gas cutters.
In the first case, a representative of Hitachi Payment Services Pvt. They allegedly brought in Vikas and another accused, Raju, who are both gas welders from Bihar. Acting on the plan, Vikas and Raju allegedly cut open the ATM and escaped with the cash. Another accused, Raju, is currently lodged in a Bihar jail in connection with a motorcycle theft case.
Ltd. reported that an ATM located at Bhupani Mor was cut open with a gas cutter on the night of July 3-4, 2026. Rs 6.53 lakh was stolen from the machine, following which an FIR was registered at Bhupani Police Station, according to the complaint. Police have arrested Vikas Kumar, 24, from Siwan district in Bihar, Hukam Chand, 34, a resident of Atali village in Faridabad and a serving Delhi Police constable, and Arvind, 26, also from Atali village. In the second case, Yogesh, a resident of Bhaisrawali village, complained that an ATM installed near JCB Chowk in the Sector-58 area was cut open with a gas cutter on the night of July 26-27. Police said around Rs 5.71 lakh was stolen from the machine.
During the investigation, police said Hukam Chand emerged as the alleged mastermind of the theft. He was under financial stress and planned the ATM theft along with Arvind, according to investigators. Police said Hukam Chand identified the ATM, shared its location with the gang and arranged the gas cutter and other equipment used in the crime. Faridabad Police said he will be brought to the city on a production warrant for further investigation.
