
He won8217;t qualify to be India8217;s most wanted criminal, but he must certainly be its dumbest. Kamlesh Gangwani was arrested by Chhattisgarh Police for allegedly stealing a CCTV camera from an ATM in Raipur. He was caught on Thursday, 24 hours after the crime, from his house in Bhilai. The evidence was clinching, including footage of the crime and details of his credit card used to enter the ATM.
On Thursday morning after officials at the Punjab National Bank complained that a CCTV camera, worth about Rs 8,000, had been stolen from their ATM in Phool Chowk. 8220;We believe the accused wasn8217;t aware that while he was busy stealing the camera the entire process was being recorded by the computer in the control room,8221; said Raipur City SP Rajesh Agrawal.
The video recording showed the accused had entered the ATM twice, first for a recce and later to commit the crime. 8220;We became suspicious when we saw the accused more interested in the camera than performing any banking related task during his first visit. He returned 15 minutes later, wearing a cap to hide his face, and removed the camera,8221; the SP said. However, police had no problems identifying the culprit as he has used his credit card to enter the ATM.
Making the task of isolating the culprit easier was the fact Gangwani had a prior criminal record. 8220;Instead of using a stolen ATM card or waiting for someone to leave the counter door open, the accused had the audacity to enter the booth using his own card,8221; an investigating officer stated.
Gangwani was later arrested from the address given on his card. After a brief interrogation, the accused reportedly confessed. The CCTV camera was recovered from his house.