Robbers decamp with cables worth Rs 60 lakh

Jaipur: At least 20 armed robbers decamped with aluminum cables worth Rs 60 lakh from a site near Rajaldesar in Churu district.

Police said the dacoits overpowered two guards of the private company involved in manufacturing cables and locked them in a room before decamping with 2700 metres of cables in two trucks.

According to police, the incident took place around 12.30 am on Thursday when at least 20 armed robbers arrived at the site where a lot of raw materials including 765 kv electric cables were lying.

“They tied the two guards on a chair placed in a room. They brought two trucks to load the cables. According to the complaint by the manager of the private company, the cables were worth nearly Rs 60 lakh,” said Tejwant Singh Barad, station house officer, Rajaldesar police station in Churu district. Police recorded the statements of the guards. They appeared to be from Uttar Pradesh in terms of the language they were using. We have got some concrete clues on the whereabouts and we are sure to crack the case and recover the cables,” Singh added.