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Rs 20,000 cash was stolen from the account of Tarannum Desai, a resident of Makarba, Juhapura on Wednesday. The incident took place owing to Desai's negligence, said police officials. An application of complaint has been registered with Satellite police station.

According to police, Desai had been to HDFC Bank ATM at Fun Republic on Wednesday. After completing her transaction, she forgot to take her ATM card and left.

"After a while, she got a message on her mobile phone that Rs 20,000 was withdrawn from her account. Shocked, she realised that she had forgotten the ATM card inside the machine while finishing the transaction in a hurry," said a police official.

Investigating officials have sought CCTV footage of the ATM booth to identify the accused. "We believe it might not be a pre-planned theft. An opportunist may have used the card to withdraw money from an already-inserted card," said a senior official.