Thane, May 8 (PTI) The police foiled a robbery attempt at an ATM centre and arrested a man in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Monday.

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A patrolling team of the police spotted a man entering an ATM centre in Wagle Estate area around 1 am on Sunday and saw him tampering with the machine to steal cash, an official from Srinagar police station said.

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The accused was apprehended and a case under section 380 (theft) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against him, he said.

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