Rats nibble away wads of cash; estimated amount 12 lakh

Rats seem to have found an unusual nest in an ATM in Laipuli area, Tinsukia district of Assam as people witnessed shredded 500 and 2000 notes on 11 June after a few repairmen arrived at the outlet to fix the machine. Reportedly, the torn notes are worth 12.38 lakhs, people who walked in to withdraw cash were in for a shock.

From 20 May, this ATM outlet had been shut down due to some technical glitch and only a day before that (i.e 19 May), Rs 29 lakhs has been deposited by Guwahati-based financial company Global Business Solutions which is a private security runs the ATM, as quoted in a local newspaper.

Rats chew up ₹12 lakhs in cash at an ATM in Tinsukia, Assam- the out-of-service ATM was left locked for a month in Tinsukia, Assam (ATM maintenance staff retrieved around ₹17 lakh in undamaged notes when they went to service the cash machine).

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After the repairmen unbolted the ATM, they were shocked to see torn and shredded notes inside the machine. According to officials, the destroyed notes are worth Rs 12,38,000 and remaining 17 lakhs were untorn and salvaged. Since several people raised doubts over this mysterious episode, an FIR has been lodged at Tinsukia Police Station and an investigation is underway to find out whether it was infact due to an infestation by the rats or not. People in Laipuli and all over the country doubtful and sense foul play as the ATM was shut from 20 May to 11 June and are questioning the repair personnel over why they took so much time to repair the ATM.