The attack on bank employee Jyothi Uday in Bengaluru caught national attention and led to the framing of safety rules in connection with ATMs. The culprit’s identity, however, remained unknown for three years.
Madhukar Reddy
BENGALURU: The 64th city civil and session court on Monday found Kondappagiri Madhukar Reddy, 36, guilty in the attack on bank employee Jyothi Uday inside an ATM kiosk of Corporation Bank at Corporation Circle on November 19, 2013.
On her way to work, Jyothi, an employee of the bank’s service branch near BBMP headquarters, had entered the ATM kiosk around 6.30am to draw money for her daughter’s birthday celebrations. She was attacked by Reddy alias Madhu, a resident of Divupalli village, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. “The accused has been found guilty of offences under IPC sections 397 (robbery with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence). The accused has been acquitted of the charges of attempt to murder and wrongful confinement,” an officer said.