Coimbatore: A police sub-inspector (SI) was injured after he lost control over his motorcycle, which hit a roadside shop near Fun Republic Mall, while rushing to stop an ATM burglary attempt.
A police source said SI Ilangeswaran, who is attached to Saravanampatti (crime) police station, had received an information in the early hours of Sunday that an unidentified person was trying to break open an automated teller machine (ATM) of a private bank in his station limits.
“The person cut the CCTV camera wires at the ATM booth around 12.30am. The bank’s officials in Mumbai headquarters came to know about the burglary attempt and contacted the city police control room. Immediately, Ilangeswaran was informed about the same,” the source said.