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Three arrested for alleged wire theft at Gurugram construction site
Police in Gurugram arrested three men after electric wires went missing from a construction site.
The site was for a new Municipal Corporation of Gurugram office building.
Police said they found three bundles of wire after making the arrests.
The arrests happened near IFFCO Chowk on Friday.
The three men were identified as Govind, Santosh and Bhupender.
Police said they had worked as labourers at the construction site.
Investigators believe they used their access to take the wires.
Govind was also found to have been involved in an earlier theft case in Faridabad.
Gurugram police arrested three men for allegedly stealing electric wires from an under-construction Municipal Corporation of Gurugram office building.
Police recovered three bundles of the allegedly stolen wire.
The arrests were made near IFFCO Chowk by a Crime Branch team from Sohna on Friday.
The accused were identified as Govind, Santosh and Bhupender, all from villages in Agra or Firozabad districts.
Police said the men worked as labourers at the site and allegedly exploited their access to commit the theft.
- Who
- Gurugram police arrested Govind, Santosh and Bhupender.
- What
- The three men were arrested for allegedly stealing electric wires from an under-construction office building.
- Where
- The wires were allegedly stolen from a construction site at Vyapar Sadan in Sector 14, Gurugram; the arrests took place near IFFCO Chowk.
- When
- The alleged theft was reported on Wednesday; the complaint was lodged on Thursday and the arrests were made on Friday.
- Why
- Police said the accused worked as labourers at the site and allegedly took advantage of their access to commit the theft.
Key facts
- Arrests
- Three men
- Recovered property
- Three bundles of electric wire
- Construction site
- Under-construction Municipal Corporation of Gurugram office building
- Reported location
- Vyapar Sadan, Sector 14, Gurugram
- Arrest location
- Near IFFCO Chowk
- Accused
- Govind, Santosh and Bhupender
- Previous case
- Police said Govind had previously been involved in a theft case registered in Faridabad.
Quotes
Gurugram police spokesperson
A spokesperson for Gurugram police who described the suspects’ alleged access to the construction site.
“During police interrogation, it was revealed that the accused used to work as labourers at the under-construction MCG office building site and took advantage of the opportunity to commit the theft.”
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“All three accused are being questioned.”
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Sources
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