The Haryana Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three people for stealing copper wires, oil and other parts from transformers in districts Karnal and Kurukshetra.
Police sad stolen parts of 200 transformers worth about Rs 1 crore have also been recovered from their possession.
A spokesman of the Police Department said that the accused Surender Kumar, resident of Delhi, Amardeep alias Chaman and and Sahun, residents of Alwar, Rajasthan, were caught red-handed stealing parts of transformer in village Umri, district Kurukshetra.
During interrogation, accused revealed they used to steal metal wires and other parts and oil from five transformers every night. They rented accommodation in Delhi and operated mainly in Kurukshetra and Karnal. In a separate case, Police arrested six persons for shooting a businessman and looting Rs 70,000 from him.