An unusual method of stealing cash from an ATM turned comical in the early hours of this morning (November 30th) when a group of bungling thieves in western India fled with the machine but left the money behind. <br /><br />The incident, which was caught on CCTV cameras, took place in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.<br /><br />Footage shows a man with his face covered entering the ATM booth and seeming to hatch a plan to steal the machine.<br /><br />Next, two others enter and try to detach the machine from the wall, while one of them breaks the security camera inside.<br /><br />However, the CCTV outside shows the two carrying a rope inside, tying it to the machine and the other end to the back of a pick-up truck.<br /><br />They then get inside the truck, drive away but seem to come away with just about everything from the ATM booth apart from the money. <br /><br />According to local reports, the failed attempt created a lot of noise which alerted locals who informed the police.
