The matrix of CCTV images show how the accused brutally attacked the woman inside the ATM
More than 48 hours after a man attacked a woman with a machete at an ATM booth in Bangalore, the police has not been able to identify him despite four minutes of security camera footage that capture him striking the 44-year-old on her skull.
A Rs 1 lakh reward has been announced today for anyone giving clues about the attacker.
But while the investigations are on, the police are clear that there have to be changes made in the way ATMs operate in the city to make using them a safer experience for customers - and the deadline is Sunday afternoon.
"Under Section 144, Prohibitory Orders have been issued that within 24th November, 1600 hours - all the banks should adhere to these orders that inside and outside of the ATM's they should install the CCTV cameras, they should appoint a security guard and also they should install burglar alarms. If these instructions are not followed by the concerned banks then the transactions will be prohibited," said Bangalore's police commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar.
Karnataka's home minister had also told NDTV on Wednesday that ATMs without security guards will not be allowed to function.
Jyothi Uday, the woman who was attacked, is recovering in hospital from a series of complicated operations including surgeries for her fractured skull and reconstructive surgery for her nose.
There were reports that her phone, snatched from her during the crime, was recovered from Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh.
A visit to an ATM should not be a risky business. And if additional features like security guards, more CCTVs and alarms within the ATM can make it a safer experience, then these are changes that would be welcome.