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Bihar police station loses seized 18-wheeler truck from its premises
A confiscated 18-wheel overloaded truck has mysteriously disappeared from the Muffasil police station premises in Bihar's Munger district. The mining department had seized the vehicle on July 3 near Telia Talab, imposing…
The Story in Brief
A confiscated 18-wheel overloaded truck has mysteriously disappeared from the Muffasil police station premises in Bihar's Munger district. The mining department had seized the vehicle on July 3 near Telia Talab, imposing a fine of Rs 11.18 lakh, and handed it over to the police station for safekeeping. Nearly a month later, mining officials visiting the station discovered the truck was missing.
Munger SP Syed Imran Masood has questioned both the mining officer and station house officer Bipin Kumar, who claims he had no knowledge of the truck. A three-member committee led by a DSP has been formed to investigate and submit a report within three days. The police have directed the mining department to file an FIR regarding the missing vehicle.
The Indian Opinion
The Munger police's claim of ignorance about a seized truck parked inside their own station for a month stretches credibility. Whether the station house officer or the mining department dropped the ball, the core issue is basic custodial accountability. The real test will be whether the investigating committee can trace the 18-wheeler through checkposts and weighbridges, or if this vanishes like so many paperwork cases in Bihar.
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
