Trickle-down economicsIJ Delhi Police has registered a case of water theft and looking for the culprits. A complaint was made at North Rohini police station of Outer Delhi by a local resident, an advocate, who alleged that the water from her overhead tank was being stolen.
Police sources said that the incident occurred few days back when the resident of Sector 6 Rohini, Pinky Mor, an advocate in Rohini court, informed the police about the theft after making a call to the police control room (PCR). “The call was made on March 12 in the afternoon and police personnel of North Rohini police had gone to the spot after mentioning the details in a daily diary (DD) entry,” the sources added.
After reaching at the spot, the complainant Mor told the police that some water was frequently being pilfered from her overhead water tank by some miscreants. “On the basis of the DD entry, a case was registered under Section 379 (theft) of IPC against unknown persons at North Rohini police station,” police sources informed.
Sources said after registering the case, the police started investigation and it came to fore that the some construction work was underway near the victim’s residence and the labourers were stealing water when the complainant and her husband, also an advocate in HC, went to work. “A special team has been formed to tighten the noose around the labourers,”
sources added.