Bangalore, Nov twenty State-run Corporation Bank, whose girl officer was savagely attacked by a person Tuesday at associate degree unguarded ATM booth within the town, has set to strengthen security at its ATMs within the town, a politician aforesaid Wednesday.
“In the sunshine of Tuesday’s incident during which our own girl worker was savagely attacked, we tend to area unit strengthening security in the slightest degree our ATMs within the town and across the state,” S.M. Swathi, top dog at the bank’s regional workplace here, aforesaid during a statement.
The victim, Jyothi Uday, a 44-year-old manager at the bank’s Mission Road branch within the town, survived the bloody attack and is ill at a non-public hospital within the town. She was severely disjointed within the head, face and nose. The injuries were inflicted with a 10-inch sharp knife by the unidentified aggressor.
“We have put in circuit tv (CCTV) cameras in the slightest degree our ATMs as a part of our security measures. Our officers created accessible the footage of the incident to town police and media to trace the wrongdoer,” Swathi aforesaid.
The bank is additionally providing medical support to the victim, who has been admitted to a well-equipped hospital and has been involved together with her members of the family and doctors attending her.
“Our senior officers, as well as me area unit visiting the hospital to confirm most care and facilitate to the victim,” Swathi supplemental.
In a connected development, the Mangalore-headquartered bank aforesaid it’d re-deploy armed guards at its ATMs inside consequent ten days to supply security to customers victimization the power.
“We have begun the method. Armed guards are re-deployed in the slightest degree our ATMs within the state, as well as metropolis inside ten days,” a bank exponent aforesaid from the port town, concerning 350 kilometer from here.
Admitting that armed guards were withdrawn from ATMs 5 years agone for numerous reasons, the exponent aforesaid thanks to Tuesday’s incident, the bank set to revive guards in the slightest degree its kiosks.