Gujarat: Labourers Use Crane To Steal 15 Tonne High-Tension Wires Worth Rs 24 Lakh, Later Sell Them In Kolkata

In a robbery unlike anything seen before, four labourers carried out a daring act using a crane to steal three heavy conductor drums weighing 15 tonnes of high-tension electricity wires.

The accused assaulted two security guards and stole the high-tension electricity wires in Gujarat's Anand district before selling them all the way in Kolkata, The Times of India reported.

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The robbery came to light on December 16 and it came as a jolt to the local crime branch (LCB).

The bizarre incident was reported from the outskirts of Palaj village in Petlad taluka of Anand district. Investigation in the robbery has revealed that all the accused were labourers working at a site where Unitech Power Transmission Limited (UPTL), was laying high-tension line, as per TOI.

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The cops said that the accused were working for a contractual job of laying the high-tension transmission line.

"After tying the security guards at the site, the accused had hired the crane claiming that they had to shift the heavy conductor drums to another location,¡± LCB police inspector K G Chaudhary told TOI.

The conductor drums are valued at Rs 24 lakh. Each of the drums weighed 5 tonnes.

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"Using the crane, the conductor drums were lifted and mounted on Eicher truck," the police inspector added. He also said that the CCTV footage has revealed how the accused fled with conductor drums from the site.

Cops have arrested Sadiqali Muslim, a 27-year-old labourer, who was staying in a tobacco factory, located just behind the factory premises.

The three other accused on the run have been identified as Naseerali Sabedali Muslim, Barkatali Muslim and Atabur Alamali Muslim, a native of Rampur village in Purnia.

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