A 46-year-old security guard at the State Bank of India ATM in south-west Delhi’s Sagarpur was allegedly knocked unconscious by an unidentified person early on Wednesday morning. However, the attack left the police puzzled since the ATM is still intact.
Fell unconscious
Ramesh Kumar, an employee with CSID security agency, went to sleep inside the ATM premises on Tuesday night. According to the police, he woke up around 2.30 a.m. on Wednesday. Some time later, he was hit from behind and fell unconscious. He regained consciousness around 5.30 a.m. and called his wife to the ATM. His wife took him to PSRI Hospital at Raja Garden. “We were informed about the attack by the hospital staff in the morning. Mr. Kumar told us that he had woken up around 2.30 a.m. and everything was fine. He later felt someone hit him hard on the head, after which he fell unconscious. He didn’t see his attacker,” said DCP (south-west) Surender Kumar, adding that as per doctors, Mr. Kumar was hit by a stick.
Motive unclear
On reaching the spot, the police found the ATM intact. “We don’t have the CCTV footage so far, so we can’t say what happened. Whether it was personal rivalry or a robbery attempt. It’s difficult to say whether it was a robbery attempt since the ATM wasn’t tampered with,” said Mr. Kumar.
