Fifty kilograms of Silver material worth lakhs of rupees was found missing from Bharat Heavy Electricals limited Bhopal on Sunday confirmed BHEl management. However the employees union and the BHEl management differ in claiming the loss.
The Senior Manager (Publicity and Public Relations) Vinodanand Jha told that alloy metal used as brazing material worth Rs 15 lakh was found missing on Sunday.
When asked about the person responsible for the safety of the material Jha told that it is not possible to point out at any individual as the material is not in the main store house and it has also not reached to the concern department. The CISF responsible for maintaining the internal security and guard the premises have been informed and they have initiated an investigation at their level, told Jha.
Jha claimed that an officer from the department (BHEl) would be assigned to investigate the matter and after the completion of the investigation if required a compliant would be filed with the police. There are possibilities of finding the stolen material in the premises which might be due to misplacement or the miscreant might have hidden the material at some another place in the premises.
The employees unions are not in union with the BHEl management and are claiming that the loss claimed by the management is not correct and the actual more than two times of the sum claimed by the BHEl management.
The Secretary of INTUC of BHEl Deepak Gupta told that the management should taken immediate action to find the stolen material and penalize the culprit behind the theft.
Gupta claimed that the Silver material which is stolen is used as a brazing material and the high percentage of Silver makes it very expensive. The stolen material was was worth Rs 35 lakhs to Rs 40 lakhs.
Till the filing of the report no further details of the investigations were revealed and the police have not received any complaint from the BHEl management.