7 months ago
70-Foot Steel Bridge Stolen in Korba
A big steel bridge in a town called Korba in Chhattisgarh was stolen overnight.
The bridge was very long, about 70 feet, and was built over a canal more than 40 years ago.
Some bad people cut the bridge into pieces using gas cutters and took them away to sell as scrap.
The bridge was important for the local people to cross the canal.
The police have started investigating and have arrested five people involved in the theft.
They are trying to find out who else was involved and recover the stolen parts of the bridge.
The police have also found and seized some of the stolen steel.
A 70-foot-long, 5-foot-wide, 10+ tonne steel bridge was stolen overnight in Korba, Chhattisgarh.
The bridge was built over the Hasdeo Left Canal and was last used by locals on January 17.
The bridge was dismantled using gas cutters, with some parts found hidden inside the canal.
The police have identified 15 people involved in the theft and arrested five of them.
A special police team has been constituted to probe the incident, and efforts are underway to trace the remaining accused.
- Who
- Scrap mafia, 15 identified, 5 arrested
- What
- Theft of a 70-ft-long steel bridge
- Where
- Dhodhipara, Korba, Chhattisgarh
- When
- Overnight between January 17 and 18
- Why
- To sell the metal for scrap
Key facts
- Location
- Dhodhipara, Korba, Chhattisgarh
- Bridge Length
- 70 feet
- Bridge Width
- 5 feet
- Bridge Weight
- 10+ tonnes
- Date of Theft
- Overnight between January 17 and 18
- Number of Accused Identified
- 15
- Number of Arrests Made
- 5
- Steel Seized
- 7 tonnes
Quotes
Lakhan Patle
Korba Additional Superintendent of Police
“Following technical analysis, inputs given by informers and sustained investigation, police identified 15 accused in the case. Five of them – Lochan Kevat (20), Jaysingh Rajput (23), Moti Prajapati (27), Sumit Sahu (19) and Keshavpuri Goswami alias ‘Picture’ (22), all residents of the CSEB police chowki area – were arrested.”
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“During their interrogation, the arrested accused confessed to committing the theft to sell the iron as scrap, he said, adding that further investigation is underway.”
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Bhimsen Yadav
CSEB police chowki in-charge
“The vehicle used to transport the stolen steel has also been seized, he said, adding that the police were probing where the remaining material was sold.”
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“Around seven tonnes of steel, which had been hidden inside the canal, has been seized.”
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Laxman Shrivas
Local corporator
“The bridge, around 70 feet long and five feet wide, was built nearly 40 years ago and weighed more than 10 tonnes.”
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“Since the theft, local residents have been using a nearby concrete bridge to cross the canal.”
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