Goods worth ₹37 lakh for Namami Gange project stolen from godown

Four armed miscreants looted goods worth ₹37 lakh from the Namami Gange godown in Etawah allegedly after taking two guards captive on Sunday night in Bhartana area here, said the police.

Four armed miscreants looted goods worth ₹37 lakh from the Namami Gange godown in Etawah allegedly after taking two guards captive on Sunday night in Bhartana area here, said the police.

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According to police, the miscreants took away 58 boxes of brass items, which were kept in the godown of the Jal Jeevan Mission Project. IG Kanpur range Prashant Kumar visited the site and the forensic team collected the samples.

Manager (administration) of this project Amit Kumar Srivastava said the police have lodged an FIR against four unidentified persons who came in a vehicle and were armed. “The police are investigating the case; the guards have been questioned,” he said.

SSP Etawah Sanjay Varma said the items of brass that had been stocked here under the Namami Gange Project were taken away. Around 58 boxes were missing. “Police are working on the case and it will soon catch the people behind it. Strict action will be taken against the miscreants,” he said.

However, he did not comment on as to why the police registered a case of theft instead of dacoity.