HYDERABAD: Rachakonda
police
on Friday arrested three offenders who stole Rs 91 lakh worth of
pesticides
belonging to Coromandel International. Police recovered the stolen property from their possession. The company stores its stock at a godown on the city outskirts under the Adibhatla police station limits. The main accused is an employee of Coromandel.
On December 2,
N Venkataraju
, manager of
Shri Krishik Bharati Agency
godown in
Manneguda
where Coromandel’s stock is kept for distribution, lodged a complaint with police alleging that during the past two months 98 cartons of pesticides of Coromandel stored at the godown have been stolen by unknown persons.
The theft came to light when Venkataraju conducted an audit of the stock and two workers were removed from the job, suspecting their involvement. Based on the plaint, Adibhatla police registered a case and along with LB Nagar CCS police launched a probe. During the probe, police identified the involvement of the main accused, R Dinesh Roy, 27, a Coromandel employee. Roy is connected with the dispatch work at the godown. The trio was caught at the Bongiulur gate in Adibhatla on Friday.
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