Nagpur, Jul 26 (PTI) A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to break open an ATM of a bank in Nagpur city, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place on Thursday night, they said.

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The accused was identified as Nikhilesh alias Nippo Santosh Uke, a resident of Sham Nagar locality in the city, police said.

"He tried to break open the ATM of Punjab National Bank, but failed to do so. A sanitation worker later noticed the damaged ATM and alerted a bank official, who reported about it to the police," an official said.

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"The police then went through the CCTV footage. Based on it, Uke was arrested from his house on Friday," he said.

An offence was registered against him.

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