Archive · 7 Dec 2025
Rs 21-L runway equipment theft at LGBI Airport
Some important parts for the runway lights at an airport in Assam were stolen.
These parts were worth a lot of money, around Rs 21 lakh.
The theft happened between December 1 and December 4.
The company that was keeping these parts safe filed a report with the police.
This is a big problem because the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, is supposed to visit the airport soon to open a new terminal building.
The police are now investigating who took the parts and how they did it.
Critical runway lighting equipment worth Rs 21 lakh stolen from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
Theft occurred between December 1 and December 4, 2023, near the Blue Dart cargo section
Complaint filed by AMA Private Limited, the firm responsible for storing the materials
Police investigation launched to identify the thieves and recover the stolen items
Theft raises security concerns ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on December 20
- Who
- Thieves stole runway equipment from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- What
- Theft of runway lighting equipment worth Rs 21 lakh
- When
- Between December 1 and December 4, 2023
- Where
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Palasbari
- Why
- Unknown, but raises security concerns ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit on December 20
- Location
- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Palasbari
- Stolen Items
- Cast-iron adaptors, base plates, runway-lighting accessories
- Estimated Value
- Rs 21 lakh
- Theft Period
- December 1 to December 4
- Reporting Authority
- Borjhar Police Station
- Complainant
- Bikash Sharma, assistant general manager of AMA Private Limited
- Significance
- Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit on December 20