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Thieves Behind Rs. 3.92 Crore Nickle Plate Heist Arrested

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The police in Haryana's Hisar district have arrested two members of a gang involved in the theft of nickel plates worth Rs. 3.92 crore from a logistic park in Kanpur earlier this year. The gang members, identified as Sonu and Manjeet Kumar, were the masterminds behind the thefts and had a bounty of Rs. 50,000 each on their heads. The police had launched a massive manhunt, tracking 2,800 CCTV cameras across Kanpur, Delhi, and Haryana to catch the suspects.

Key Takeaways:

  • The two accused, Sonu and Manjeet Kumar, were arrested by the Hisar police's special task force on August 3, 2023.
  • The gang members were involved in the theft of nickel plates worth Rs. 3.92 crore from a logistic park in Kanpur on March 16, 2023.
  • The police had arrested five members of the gang earlier in March, seizing 301 kilogrammes of stolen nickel plates, Rs. 6 lakhs in cash, a Tata Canter, and a Honda Amaze vehicle.
  • The gang members had disposed of stolen plates in Delhi for Rs. 1,280 per kilogramme, generating over Rs. 2 crore.
  • The police had tracked the gang members using 2,800 CCTV cameras across Kanpur, Delhi, and Haryana.
  • The gang members had disabled the GPS system of the truck used in the heist.
  • The two arrested accused will be handed over to the Kanpur police.
  • Earlier in March, Kaithal police had arrested three brothers involved in stealing equipment from various villages of Kaithal district, solving 57 theft cases.

Statistics:

  • Value of stolen nickel plates: Rs. 3.92 crore (approximately $500,000 USD)
  • Bounty on the accused: Rs. 50,000 each
  • Number of CCTV cameras tracked: 2,800
  • Weight of stolen nickel plates: 301 kilogrammes
  • Cash recovered: Rs. 6 lakhs
  • Number of vehicles seized: 2 (Tata Canter and Honda Amaze)
  • Revenue generated from selling stolen plates in Delhi: over Rs. 2 crore
  • Date of the heist: March 16, 2023

Sources:

  • Hisar police's special task force in-charge Anoop Singh
  • Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hindustan Times

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