Kolar police nabbed four burglars and recovered batteries and goods worth Rs1.25 lakh from their possession on Sunday.
Acting on a tip off regarding two persons in a Mahindra Bolero pickup vehicle bearing registration number MP -04 -GA -6490 who were trying to sell batteries were detained and 24 batteries and one exhaust fan was recovered from them. The two were identified as Amrish Sahu (32) of
Coach factory area and Sandeep Suryavanshi (22) of Semra Kalan.
When the two were questioned they confessed to the crime and provided information of their two accomplices Sunil Vishwakarma (20) and Dhirendra Sen (34) who were later searched and nabbed. Amrish Sahu was involved in BSNl tower installation work under the contractor while the three used to work as labour. As Amrish was working for contractors assigned with the work of BSNl tower installation he was aware that the BSNl tower installed at community center in Nayapura area was having 48 batteries and he along with his friends planned to burgled the goods at the tower but was nabbed by the police while
trying to sell the batteries.
Police said that the crime record of the four would be searched during the further investigation.
Earlier on September 2, 2014 a complaint was lodged by Manish Kumar Soni with the Kolar police regarding missing 48 batteries and two exhaust fan from BSNl tower at community centre at Nayapura area. The police registered a case under Section 457 and 380 of the IPC and started further investigation and was successful in nabbing the miscreants.