Scrap worth Rs 4 lakh stolen from Tokal

GANGTOK, 08 Jan: Scrap material weighing over 2 tons and worth over Rs. 4 lakh have been reported stolen from a Power Grid construction site at Tokal under Jorethang police station. According to reports there may have been a dozen people involved in the theft which took place on 04 January at the construction site of Control Products Private Limited, a company engaged in the construction of a power grid at Tokal.
Scrap is a highly valued material and the market for scrap is very big down in Siliguri and organized as well. It is also a very well paying business with an organized nexus operating out of Siliguri engaged in obtaining and disposing of scrap material. As per the complaint lodged by the Director of the company at Tokal, among the scrap items stolen were 1,500 kgs of steel rods and other scrap material weighing 2 tons. These include iron plates and iron scrap worth Rs. 4 lakh. Not only would such an amount of scrap require a number of people to lift, it would also require transportation in a heavy vehicle.
In this case, the police detained two security personnel on duty on the night of the theft; they are from Kalimpong and Darjeeling respectively and from them the police have got the names of 2 locals who were involved in the theft. The police are in the process of making the arrests.