copper robbery case

A gang of robbers allegedly barged into a factory at Badalpur in Greater Noida in the early hours of Saturday and robbed goods and copper wires worth Rs 20 lakh, after taking the security guard hostage.

The Thane rural crime branch busted a gang involved in stealing copper wires from transformers.Three persons have been arrested in the case.

A special MCOCA court in Thane acquitted three men in a 2018 copper robbery case. The accused faced charges under MCOCA and IPC. The case involved the theft of copper coils worth over ₹1.54 crore. The court cited lapses in investigation and failure to secure key witnesses. The judge ordered the release of the accused and return of seized goods.

The Pune rural police have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing copper from the transformers belonging to Maharastra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL).

With the arrest of five persons, the Thane rural police claims to have solved a case in which the accused allegedly stole five tonnes of copper wires worth Rs 24 lakh from a tempo at Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on August 12.

Five persons have been arrested in connection with a dacoity case at Bhaveghar in Wada that was committed on September 29.

in Pawane MIDC and, after threatening the security guard, decamped with copper wires worth Rs 10 lakh on Sunday around 6.30 pm.When the guard opened the gate and allowed them to enter, they gagged and threatened him.

A gang based in Mumbai had looted copper pipes, plates and scrap from the premises of Global Copper Ltd on the night of January 14.

The property cell of the city crime branch has arrested a gang of four highway robbers that used to rob containers and trailers carrying industrial goods. The gang would then sell off the goods in Gujarat.

The crime branch of the Pune police on Saturday nabbed a gang of five men in Kharadi who had robbed copper wires worth Rs 75 lakh from a company in Ranjangaon MIDC, about 50km from the city, on August 12.

A railway Inspector in Secunderabad who solved several train robberies received the Indian Police Medal for meritorious service. Udugu Narasimha, a cop with 24 years of service, helped solved several robbery cases and also busted gangs of touts.

The frequency of robberies on NH-8 has gone up, with trucks plying on the highway at night being targeted the most.

GPS technology is helping truck owners track highway robbers.

Unidentified men stole copper wires used by the MTNL worth Rs 2 lakh from the area near vandana talkies on Sunday night