A Bihar-bound truck loaded with mustard oil was looted by some criminals at Purani Chhawani here on Wednesday night. later, when the criminals found the police in hot pursuit of them, they abandoned the lorry near Banmore in Morena district and fled.
Sources said the driver of the truck, loaded with 1,000 cans of mustard oil, left Purani Chhawani for Bihar. As soon as he along with the cleaner reached Chambal gate in Maharajpura police station area, a white-coloured SUV overtook and overpowered them and drove the vehicle away towards Bhind. The driver, soon after the incident, informed the Maharajpura police, which in turn alerted the Bhind police. At around 2.30 am the Banmore police found the truck. The police suspect some local gang to be behind the incident.