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Hoshiyar Heroes: Alert Vasai citizen foils theft at ATM

On June 14, during Ramzan, Fazal Sayed woke up early in the morning at his residence at Guru Nayak Nagar in Vasa, when the ATM kiosk located opposite his house with lights on, despite its shutters being down, caught his attention.

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On June 14, during Ramzan, Fazal Sayed woke up early in the morning at his residence at Guru Nayak Nagar in Vasa, when the ATM kiosk located opposite his house with lights on, despite its shutters being down, caught his attention.

Recalling the incident, Fazal said, "I woke up at around 4 am in the morning to offer prayers and eat sehri. When I looked outside my window, I saw that the ATM kisok's shutter was down, but the lights were on from inside. I thought there is something wrong happening inside because nobody comes so early to replenish notes in the ATM machine. I immediately called up the police control room before reaching the kiosk to check what's happening."

Before the police reached the spot, Sayed went down to the ATM and checked inside. "One youth came out of the ATM kiosk and was trying to escape. I tried engaging him in conversation till the police reached the spot. He started giving excuses, such as claiming that he was sleeping inside, and later escaped and ran away," said Sayed.

Sayed ran behind him, but was not able to catch him. During the chase, however, the youth dropped his bag.

"When the police came and opened the youth's bag, they got a gas cutter and other tools which can be used to break open an ATM machine. Besides this, the police also got few of his identity documents, his mobile, diary and identification photo. This helped the police to trace him within a month."

On August 15, Sayed was felicitated by the Manikpur police station for his bravery in helping nab the youth and for being an alert citizen. "While the investigation was on, the police got to know that the youth is a resident of Malad and was involved in theft and robbery in other cases too. He was nabbed by the police in Kandivali area within a month of the incident in Vasai."

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