Alleged Bengaluru ATM attacker caught in Andhra town

February 05, 2017 09:01

Bangalore Mirror reports: Nearly 39 months after the attack on a bank official at Bangalore ATM for money, the Andhra Pradesh police have nabbed the accused. Madanapalle police in Chittoor district have reportedly taken into custody Madhukar Reddy.

Chittoor district superintendent of police G Srinivas confirmed the arrest of Madhukar Reddy. "We are questioning him he confessed to having committed the Bangalore ATM offence", he said.

The police will present Madhukar Reddy before the media later in the evening. Madhukar, a native of Maddulapuram village of Thamballapalle block in Chittoor district is believed to have confessed to having committed the offence.

It may be recalled that Jyothi Uday, a Corporation Bank official, was attacked at the ATM on November 13, 2013, when she went to withdraw money to buy a gift for her friend's child. She was in hospital for nearly three months to recover. Last year, she joined duties and was also promoted as senior manager in the Corporation Bank.

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