A truck driver of an Indore-based transport company was booked for criminal breach of trust by Gunga police on Saturday. The owner of the transport company lodged a complaint regarding selling of goods meant to be delivered in Silvasa carried by the truck.
According to the police the victim Jagjeet Singh Sardar lodged a complaint against his driver Idrees for selling aluminium materials during transportation.
In the complaint the victim claimed that his driver loaded the truck bearing registration number MP 09 HF 6158 with aluminium materials from Singroli and the materials were to be delivered at Silvasa. On May 20, after loading the truck went for Silvasa but on May 22 the driver informed Jagjeet Singh that he would visit his ailing father-in-law at Bhopal and would halt there. On May 23, the victim' s former driver Indrajeet informed him that Idrees was selling the goods from the truck in Acharpur in Bhopal. On receiving the information the victim rushed to Bhopal and lodged a complaint with Gunga police.
During investigation the truck was traced, but the accused managed to escape with the materials worth Rs 3 lakh which is still missing.
The police have registered a case under section 407 of the IPC and have started further investigation.Police have intensified the search for the accused.The victim Jagjeet Singh owns a transport service company in Dashmesh Nagar, Indore.