MIANWALI: A dacoit`s bid to take away cash from ATMs of two different banks on Ballo Khel Road failed on Sunday night.

As per police, when a masked dacolt tried to cut Alfiah Bank ATM at 1:30am, security alarm rang and forced him to escape.

Police believed the same man then tried to open the MCB ATM but the guard wol(e up and raised an alarm.

The MCB ATM contained Rs1.6m cash while Alflah`s Rs2m.-Correspondent