About a fortnight after the local police caught three members of a gang of thieves specialising in battery theft, some unknown persons stole the solar panels and batteries of three solar lights installed in public places in the Bindukhatta area. The latest thefts are believed to have taken place on Sunday night. The thefts have once against raised conern about the level of security in the area with the local submitting a complaint to the police regarding the theft and demanding the arrest of the culprits.
According to the locals, on Sunday night, the thieves targeted three solar street lights at Sanjaynagar and Rawatnagar localities stealing the solar panels and batteries. The actions of the thieves left the public places in darkness with the locals experiencing a sense of insecurity.
later, dozens of villagers reached the police Kotwali and submitted a complaint to the police, demanding the arrest of the culprits. On receiving the complaint from the local residents, the police reached the site in question and began their probe into the thefts.
It is pertinent to mention here that solar street lights are installed in various rural areas of the Bindukhatta region. These, however, are also proving to be an attraction for thieves looking to steal the solar panels and batteries.