Thieves broke into a cell phone shop in Bauradi and decamped with goods worth Rstwo lakh.
The angry traders blocked the road and withdrew only after the circle officer assured to nab the culprits in
a week.The thieves had stolen mobile sets, recharge cards, pen drives and other goods worth Rstwo lakh, said a shopkeeper Kamaleshwar Prasad, who has lodged a complaint in New Tehri police station.
After the crime came to light the traders looked
agitated as it was the third major theft in just two weeks.
They blocked the road, triggering a major traffic jam that went on for nearly two hours. They were demanding night patrolling be intensified in the market areas.
CO Pratap Singh Chauhan had the road-block lifted after he assured the traders of increased night patrolling
by police.
He also assured them that they would solve the theft cases in a week.
Those who participated in road block included Bauradi Vyapar Mandal president, Rajesh Juyal, secretary lavvir Chauhan, Mohan Singh Rawat, Ajay Kathait among others.