Berasia police have booked miscreants who stole cable measuring 5.5 km from Umaria Dehat village of Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB) worth lakhs of rupees; police suspect that nexus worked behind the theft and it would done only by a big number of thieves. According to the police from the electric poles cables worth lakhs of rupees were burgled which was around 5.5 km long and at Umaria Dehat village. Complaint was lodged by MPSEB employee Puneet Paliwal and in the initial probe it was found that the cable were of MPSEB and were stolen from the electric poles. Police found that the cable was installed on the electric poles still power supply was not started which made it easier for the accused to escape with the cable. Based on the complaint by the employee of MPSEB police have registered case of theft and further investigation has been started. The employees of MPSEB have claimed that the cable was worth lakhs of rupees. Meanwhile, miscreants targeted goods at under-construction Metro site and construction goods worth lakhs of rupees were burgled near DRM office area, under Baghsewania police station, police have started investigation in the case. Police said that a complaint was lodged by Project Manager Manish Sharma, who lodged complaint with the police after construction goods were found burgled. The complainant in his complaint stated that in the morning on June 9 goods were found burgled. In the evening on June 1 after the work goods were kept at the site and later goods were found stolen. Staff searched for the goods and when they failed to find the goods they informed senior officials and complaint was lodged with the police. Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under sections 457 and 380 of the IPC and have started further investigation.

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