Four persons unsuccessfully tried to uproot an ATM machine while holding the security guard hostage at gunpoint in Mumfordganj area in the early hours of Friday. Police said it could be the handiwork of first-timers.
A case of attempt to theft has been registered at Colonelganj police station. The incident occurred close to the ATM machine where two security guards were killed and Rs 44 lakh were looted on October 14,2011. No headway was made in that case.