Devanjana Mukherjee, Khabri Media
In a bizarre incident recently from Bengaluru, few miscreants stole newly constructed Bust Stop shelter from a busy street.
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The incident came to light only after the shelter was constructed a week ago at the bus shelter near Cunnigham Road in Bengaluru. The bus shelter, along with its steel structure, was worth Rs. 10 lakh and managed and maintained by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation.
A theft case was registered by the police after N Ravi Reddy, an associate vice-president of a company responsible for the construction of BMTC bus shelters in Bengaluru, filed a complaint on September 30, a month after the bus shelter vanished from its spot.
The bus stand was installed on August 21 and was stolen on August 28, and reportedly, the authorities were unaware of the theft up until a police complaint was filed.
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Reportedly, the spot was quite near the Police Commissioner’s office and about 1 km from Vidhana Soudha. Police are investigating the CCTV footage from the nearby camera to look for suspects.
The police have registered a case under section 379 (punishment for theft) under the Indian Penal Code.
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Passengers who used the bus shelter said that an old-fashioned bus shelter was demolished a few months ago only to replace a new one. The newly constructed (now stolen) bus stop shelter could only accommodate about 20 people which is too small for daily commuters.
Meanwhile, the police have launched a probe and are currently gathering evidence via nearby CCTV cameras installed over the street to solve the theft case.
