Archive · 16 Nov 2025
Two Held for Stealing Copper Cable Worth Rs 15 Lakh from Delhi Metro Site
Imagine a big construction site for a new metro line.
Two men, who knew the site, decided to steal a lot of copper wire.
One of them, named Randhir, worked there and was having money problems, so he thought stealing the wire wouldn't get him caught.
He and his friend Pankaj loaded the wire onto a truck late at night.
But the police, by watching cameras and tracking Randhir's phone, found out about it.
They caught Randhir in his village and then found Pankaj at the construction site.
The police also found all the stolen wire, which was worth a lot of money.
Two men arrested for stealing copper cable worth Rs 15 lakh from a Delhi Metro construction site.
Around 1,200 metres of copper cable was stolen on the night of November 2-3.
One accused, Randhir Singh, a crane operator, was motivated by financial stress and drug addiction.
Randhir Singh has a history of four previous criminal cases.
The entire stolen copper cable has been recovered by the police.
- Who
- Delhi Police arrested two men, Randhir Singh and Pankaj Kumar.
- What
- Theft of around 1,200 metres of copper cable worth Rs 15 lakh from a Delhi Metro construction site.
- When
- On the intervening night of November 2 and 3.
- Where
- A Delhi Metro construction site in the Sadar Bazaar area of central Delhi.
- Why
- One of the accused, Randhir Singh, was a drug addict under financial stress and believed the theft would go unnoticed.
- Value of stolen copper cable
- Rs 15 lakh
- Length of stolen copper cable
- Around 1,200 metres
- Date of theft
- Intervening night of November 2 and 3
- Location of theft
- Delhi Metro construction site, Sadar Bazaar area, central Delhi
- Number of arrests
- Two
- Previous criminal cases against Randhir Singh
- Four