Man smashes ATM screen after card ‘swallowed’ at JB bank

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JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested a man for smashing the screen of an automated teller machine (ATM) at Taman Nusa Bestari here.

Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Rahmat Arrifin said that the 35-year-old local suspect was detained at around 3.15am on Monday (April 3).

“The suspect, who was intoxicated, had gone to the bank, which is located along Jalan Bestari 6/2 to withdraw money.

“However, the ATM swallowed his bank card and he became so enraged that he smashed the ATM screen,” he said here on Monday.

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ACP Rahmat also added that the suspect then kicked the garbage bin inside the premises, leaving the area in a mess.

He said the suspect was then brought to the Iskandar Puteri police district headquarters for further investigation under Section 427 of the Penal Code. – The Star