India, Sept. 18 -- After the police put a stop to wire thieves who posed as contract employees and stole the copper wires laid down by Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), the criminals have now expanded their targets to other establishments. A gang of thieves has stolen copper wires, copper pipes and copper coils worth Rs.47.63 lakh, which were installed by a private contractor for air-conditioning and wiring purposes at Mandale Depot of the Metro.

"We registered on Tuesday a case against unknown people under section 305 (theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023," said a police officer.

The complainant is Sunil Seth, a project manager at Jakson Limited, a ...