A gang of thieves pulled off an extraordinary heist by stealing a 60-foot abandoned bridge
Rohtas (Bihar):
Bihar Police on Sunday arrested eight people, including a sub-divisional officer (SDO) of the Water Resources Department, in connection with the theft of a 60-feet high bridge in Rohtas district.
Police have recovered a JCB, an iron chain weighing about 247 kg and other materials from the possession of the accused.
“We have arrested eight persons, including an SDO officer of the Water Resources Department, in connection with the theft of the bridge. The thieves stole the bridge with the connivance of the SDO. We stole a JCB, iron channels weighing around 247 kg and others A JCB has recovered the material,” Ashish Bharti, Rohtas SP told ANI.
A gang of thieves posing as officials of the state’s irrigation department had pulled off an extraordinary heist by stealing a 60-foot abandoned bridge in Bihar’s Rohtas district in full public view.
According to the police, the thieves arrived with JCBs, pickup vans, gas cutters and vehicles and in 3 days cut the entire bridge and disappeared.
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