VISHVENDU JAIPURIAR
Hazaribag, Nov 5: A truck stolen by an inter-state vehicle thief gang was recovered by Korra police near Nagwa on information received from the Barbigha MLA Sudarshan Singh from Bihar. This truck was notably stolen from near a petrol pump of the MLA on November 2, where it had been parked.
Sources said that the driver and cleaner of the truck had gone to a roadside hotel after parking the vehicle outside the pump. Taking advantage of the situation, gang members stole the truck. The local police were also present but could not find the truck.
Korra police station officer-in-charge Uttam Tiwary said the police had received a call from MLA regarding the truck which was taken on the Patna-Ranchi route after being stolen. After this, we set up check posts at different locations.
Later, police spotted the truck near Nagwa on the Ranchi-Patna highway and chased the vehicle last night. Seeing the police, the criminals soon left the truck and escaped.
Tiwary said that an interstate gang is involved in the case, however, it is yet to be determined where they were taking the truck. “We are probing the case and will soon nab them”, added the police official.
