Interstate racket of BSES transformer thieves busted, transformers worth Rs 80 lakh recovered

Delhi Police has busted a case of theft of BSES transformers from Chandni Chowk area.

On July 31, a theft case of two BSES transformers was registered at Lahori Gate Police Station. The transformers were kept openly on a road in Chandni Chowk area.

DETAILS OF THE CASE

CCTV footage from different areas was collected and studied. Upon checking, footage of a truck was obtained. Following which the address of the owner of the truck was sought. The owner belonged to Vill-Ghati Khanpur area, District-Mewat, Gurgaon (Haryana).

The police got a secret information that a driver, namely, Zia-ud-Din from Mewat (Gurgaon) was driving the said truck on the particular date. During interrogation, he told that he was engaged for loading the transformers by a broker, Javed, who belonged to Faridabad, Haryana who was running a transport shop in Ballabgarh.

The police team took the truck in possession and immediately rushed alongwith with driver to Javed. He told that he was contacted by one Rohtash who was a scrap dealer in Shakurpur area of Delhi for loading of transformers.

Following interrogation, the police team rushed to Alang, Gujarat and another accused Nirubhai was nabbed. Nirubhai during his interrogation said that he got the transformers in his godown in Alang, where he runs a scrap business. He further stated that he had sold the transformers to co-accused Asif in Kumbarwada.

Joint interrogation of the accused revealed that they had prepared a fake sales tax form in the name of a company - Apollo Traders. BSES officials involved in the case have been identified, raids are in progress to nab them.

Police have recovered 2 transformers weighing 14 tonnes, worth Rs 70-80 lakh.