The District Crime Branch (DCB) busted a gang of thieves and seized stolen TMT bars worth Rs1.25 lakh on Monday.The iron bars were stolen from an under construction house located in Hathkhojpara under Utal police station.On a report filed by Gyan Prakash Sahu on June 30, the case was handed over to DCB, Inspector Vishal Son informed.
During the course of investigation, inputs came that a person Sonu alias Vikrant was trying to find a buyer for iron TMT bars. Based on other evidences gathered, Sonu was nabbed and subjected to interrogation wherein he confessed of crime, the inspector said. He told the police that he had sold the TMT bars to Santosh Markandey and Manoj Tandon of Dumardih. Based on the information provided by Sonu, the rest along with buyers were held.