Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Equipment Theft Reported At Bhopal’s Proposed Kolar E-Library Complex
Some computer equipment was stolen from a library complex in Bhopal.
The complex is being prepared to become an e-library.
The missing items included computers, a monitor, mice, a keyboard and window sliders.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation told the police about the theft.
Police visited the site after the theft was noticed on Thursday morning.
The police are investigating who took the equipment.
BMC officials suspect that employees may have been involved, but this has not been proven.
The theft has caused financial loss and delayed preparations for the library.
Computers and other equipment were reported missing from the proposed Kolar e-library complex.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation filed a written complaint with Kolar police seeking an FIR.
Missing items included one monitor, three CPUs, two mice and one keyboard.
Eleven window sliders were also found missing during the preliminary inspection.
BMC officials suspected possible employee involvement, but police have not identified anyone.
- Who
- Bhopal Municipal Corporation reported the theft to Kolar police; the suspects have not been identified.
- What
- Computers, related equipment and 11 window sliders were reported missing from the library complex.
- When
- The theft was discovered on Thursday morning.
- Where
- The Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee Library and proposed e-library complex in Kolar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The reported theft caused financial loss and disrupted preparations for the proposed e-library; the motive was not stated.
BMC Officials’ Suspicion
Police Investigation
Possible Employee Involvement
BMC Officials’ Suspicion
BMC officials raised suspicion that employees may have been involved in the theft.
Police Investigation
Police have not yet established the identity of those responsible, and the investigation remains ongoing.
- Reporting body
- Bhopal Municipal Corporation
- Police station
- Kolar police
- Missing computer equipment
- One monitor, three CPUs, two mice and one keyboard
- Other missing items
- Eleven window sliders
- Discovery
- The theft came to light on Thursday morning
- Investigation direction
- BMC Commissioner Sanskriti Jain directed police to identify those responsible and recover the equipment
- Reported impact
- Financial loss and disruption to preparations for the proposed e-library