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Bihar bridge theft: Government officer who reported the incident arrested

Bihar bridge theft: Government officer who reported the incident arrested
Written by Pratyush Deep Kotoky
Apr 11, 2022, 01:55 pm 2 min read
Bihar bridge theft: Government officer who reported the incident arrested
A total of eight persons arrested in connection with the theft.

The shocking case of a recent bridge theft in Bihar's Rohtas district took an unexpected turn on Sunday. The Bihar Police arrested the government officer, reportedly a Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of the state Water Resources Department, who had actually filed the case. Reportedly, the officer was among the eight persons arrested on Sunday in connection with the theft of an abandoned, 60-foot-long steel-framed bridge.

Context
Why does this story matter?
  • In a bizarre heist, a gang of thieves stole the nearly five-decade-old bridge in broad daylight, posing as state irrigation department officials.
  • Notably, the place where the theft took place is just about 150km from the state capital, Patna.
  • Reportedly, the thieves arrived with excavators, pick-up vans, gas cutters, and cars and worked for over three days to dismantle the bridge.
Details
Thieves stole the bridge in connivance with the SDO: Police

According to the police, the thieves stole the bridge "in connivance with the SDO." "We have recovered one JCB, stolen iron channels weighing about 247kg, and other [incriminating] material [from the arrested people]," police officer Ashish Bharti told news agency ANI. On the day the "dismantling" began, the SDO allegedly didn't report for duty—saying he was ill—to avoid being linked to the case.

Incident
Villagers assumed government decided to dismantle the bridge

The bridge—built over a water canal—was old and decrepit and had not been in use. A new parallel concrete bridge was reportedly being built over the canal. So, the villagers had assumed the government was dismantling the old bridge. "Only later did the villagers realize the theft and informed the local department officials, who themselves were surprised," a local journalist told The Hindu.

Similar incidents
Similar incidents reported from the district before

In August 2021, authorities seized Rs. 200 crore-worth of stolen sand, which was dumped at various police stations in the Rohtas district. The State Mines Department officials filed three FIRs in this regard, but nothing happened. Similarly, stone chips were stolen from a police station in Rohtas earlier. In this case, too, police failed to catch the thieves, who are reportedly still at large.

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Pratyush Deep Kotoky covers national and politics news at NewsBytes. His over three-year-long career involves reporting on sociopolitical issues across India, particularly the northeast region. His previous stints include 101Reporters, The Sunday Guardian, and Inshorts, and he has also written for Asia Times, Firstpost, and Newslaundry. He has a postgraduate degree in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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