Spectacular ministry of stealing 500 tons iron bridge

Locals discovered the above bridge, spanning the Ara-Sone canal, disappeared on April 5. “Three days ago, the structure of the bridge was still there, but suddenly it disappeared,” said Suresh Kumar, of Amiyawar village in Rohtas district.

The iron bridge over the Ara-Sone canal disappeared on April 5 Screenshot The HinDU

Some villagers said a gang of thieves posing as irrigation officials took part in the dismantling of the iron bridge, built 45 years ago, because it was old, dilapidated and no longer used by the people. A new concrete bridge nearby was put into use 5 years ago.

Local journalist Ajit Kumar said that because the thieves used heavy equipment such as cutters when dismantling the bridge, people did not suspect that they were posing as irrigation officials. Mr. Kumar said the thieves took three days to remove the bridge sections from the construction site. “Only after realizing it was a burglary did the villagers report it to the authorities,” added Mr Kumar.

Theft was reported to the police on April 6 and police confirmed the thieves were posing as irrigation officials. On April 4, the police opened an investigation into the case steal the bridgebut so far no suspects have been arrested, according to AFP.