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Copper cables worth Rs 3 lakh stolen from Mumbai Coastal Road
Unidentified persons have stolen copper cables worth Rs 3 lakh that supplied power to streetlights along Mumbai's Coastal Road in Worli. The theft came to light on Wednesday night when contractor staff…
The Story in Brief
Unidentified persons have stolen copper cables worth Rs 3 lakh that supplied power to streetlights along Mumbai's Coastal Road in Worli. The theft came to light on Wednesday night when contractor staff found several lights not working during a patrol. An electrical engineer discovered the four-core copper cables missing from multiple poles.
The Tardeo police registered a case under section 303 of the BNS based on a complaint from Tuffankumar Panda, a project manager with Top Turbo Engineers, the BMC contractor. Police are checking CCTV footage to identify the thieves, an officer told Hindustan Times. This is the first time cable thieves have targeted non-MTNL cables, though MTNL has lost copper cables worth nearly Rs 1,000 crore to around 40 gangs in the past six months, with copper selling at Rs 1,300 per kilo.
The Indian Opinion
The story frames cable theft as a sudden new menace to public infrastructure, but Mumbai has known for months that MTNL's underground copper network is a 'goldmine' for gangs. The real question is why streetlight cables, far more exposed than telephone lines, were left unguarded on a high-profile coastal road. Watch for how quickly the BMC secures remaining cables and whether police name actual suspects from CCTV footage. If they don't, it will feel like another FIR filed for the record.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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