Two days on, no clue in Lakhimpur Kheri LPG cylinder heist: Police
Lakhimpur Kheri, April 6 -- Police in Lakhimpur Kheri have yet to make any arrest or recovery in connection with the alleged theft of 108 LPG cylinders from a gas agency godown in the Pallia kotwali area, more than 48 hours after the incident was reported.
Jitendra Singh Parihar, deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Pallia, confirmed on Sunday that investigations were in progress and efforts were on to identify the suspects and recover the stolen cylinders. The alleged theft took place on Friday night when unidentified miscreants broke open the main gate of the Karuna Bharat gas agency godown, along with the lock on the LPG store hall, and fled with 98 filled and 10 empty cylinders.
Amish Singh, husband of agency owner Karuna Singh, said he learnt of the theft on Saturday morning and promptly informed Pallia police.
The suspects allegedly broke open the main gate and lock, and also breached the compound walls at a few places. Investigators are scanning footage from nearby CCTV cameras to identify the suspects. Police are also looking into why the suspects allegedly breached the wall despite having already broken the main gate and the lock of the LPG store.htc...
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