Rats blamed for 17,600 dollars-worth of shredded banknotes inside Indian ATM

[muriel_volestrangler]

Technicians who arrived to fix a malfunctioning cash machine in the Indian state of Assam got a shock when they opened it up.

Notes worth more than 1.2m rupees (£13,300; $17,600) had been shredded - and the suspected culprits are rats.

Police said the rodents probably entered the machine through a hole for wiring, the Hindustan Times reported.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-44539862

[htuttle]

1. Someone needs to train their rats better

They got to the cash, so that was a win. But they didn't bring it back -- they ate it.

Sometimes happens when you're training duck hunting dogs, too.

[BigmanPigman]

2. I remember an old Barney Miller episode

when they lost a bunch of hash and it was found next to a wasted rat in the basement "with a big smile on his face" who had made it into a nest.

[rickford66]

3. Rats and mice can get through the tiniest hole.

A mouse built such a huge nest in the bell housing of my pickup truck it destroyed my clutch. My insurance covered all except deductible which surprised me. I didn't even know there was a hole but my mechanic said there's a very tiny hole to prevent moisture build up.