Thieves, posing as irrigation branch officers, stole an antique 60-foot, 500 tonne bridge in Amiyawar in Nasriganj the Rohtas district of Bihar.
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| Thieves stole 60 feet old bridge in Bihar |
Over the closing 5 years, thieves were slowly chipping off the bridge after an adjoining concrete bridge become practical and in use, reviews stated. But locals have been greatly surprised to peer the 45-year-antique bridge at the Ara-Sone canal disappear in a single day suddenly.
Reports say that the accused posed as officers to begin the heavy paintings of taking the bridge apart. Even neighborhood management and residents, conned with the aid of using the thieves, helped withinside the daylight hours robbery. It took round 3 days for the complete con.
As in keeping with the IANS report, the bridge become built over the Arrah canal in 1972 at Amiyawar village which comes beneath neath the Nasriganj police station. It had turn out to be too antique now and become declared dangerous. That is why the neighborhood villagers have been now no longer the use of it and have been as an alternative the use of an adjacent concrete bridge.
There become a great deal chatter amongst locals approximately the heist at Amiyawar village, round one hundred twenty km from Bihar capital Patna, that has additionally visible sand robbery amounting to Rs two hundred crore withinside the closing year.
Bridges have additionally been stolen withinside the United States, Ukraine and Czech Republic withinside the past. Junior Engineer of Irrigation Department Arshad Kamal Shamsi stated that a grievance has been lodged on this matter.