The matrix of CCTV images shows how the accused brutally attacked the woman inside the ATM
The woman who was attacked on the head with a machete inside an ATM in Bangalore is now recovering after undergoing a brain and plastic surgery to heal her injured nose. The right side of her body is paralysed. It will take her months to recover, doctors said.
The assault on her has been captured by security cameras at the ATM located opposite the City Corporation building but the attacker who can be clearly seen, has not been identified or arrested yet. Eight special teams of the police have now been formed to arrest him.
There were no security guards at the ATM located in the heart of Bangalore, close to a police station. Karnataka Home Minister KJ George has now said no ATMs will be allowed without guards.
The 44-year-old went to use an ATM on Tuesday morning when the man followed her in, pulled down the shutters and tried to rob her. When she resisted, he pulled out what looked like a gun and then a machete out of a bag and struck her repeatedly.
Three hours later, some schoolboys noticed blood trickling out from under the shutters concealing the ATM and informed the traffic police.
The woman worked at a bank located just a few feet from the ATM where she was attacked.
"The man assaulted her on the head and face. She fell unconscious. The person left with her purse which contained some credit cards and mobile phones and pulled the shutter down while leaving. Surprisingly, the jewellery the lady was wearing was not taken away," said Kamal Pant, Joint Police Commissioner, Bangalore.