STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Police on Wednesday arrested 4 persons including Kingpin and recovered 1,390 Kg Saria (Iron bars for railway projects) besides seizing three vehicles involved in crime. As per details, an information was received through reliable sources at Police Station Bahu Fort regarding major fraud in iron rods of Steel Authority of India on basis of which police teams were formed under the supervision of SDPO City East Sajad Sarwar. A team led by SHO Police Station Bahu Fort, Insp Deepak Pathania assisted by ASI Manzoor Ahmed conducted raid at Yard No 2, Narwal and found that some persons were loading Saria (iron-bars) in a truck (JK02V/6067) from two Trallas (JK02AW/3210 & JK02AE/1013). During investigation, it came to fore that Trallas were loaded from depot of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Narwal and loaded Saria (iron-bars) were supposed to be delivered/unloaded at different sites of Railway projects in District Ramban. On seeing police party, the accused tried to run away but were over-powered by the alert cops. On search, huge quantity of Saria (approx 1,390 Kg) was recovered from truck (JK02V/6067) which was supposed to be sold in black market. All the three vehicles have also been seized in the instant case. The accused, identified as Inderjeet Singh alias Rinka (Kingpin), son of Jaswant Singh, resident of Gole Gujral, Jammu; Satpal Singh, son of Bhagu Ram, resident of Ghagwal, Samba (Tralla driver JK02AW/3210); Sikander Singh, son of Kartar Singh, resident of Lehar, Sungal Akhnoor (Tralla driver JK02AE/1013) and Krishan Singh, son of Shiv Ram, resident of Ramnagar (Truck driver JK02V/6067) were arrested and FIR No. 382/21 under section 407 of IPC was registered against them at Police Station Bahu Fort. During investigation it came to fore that modus operandi of accused was that they use to take out Saria (iron rods) from Trallas after coming out from the depots of Steel Authority of India (SAIL). The iron rods taken out of the Trallas was replaced by the stones weighing equivalent to weight of stolen items. Due to it, the weight of vehicle loaded with Saria (iron-bars) was recorded same at the destination, as it was in depot while actual quantity used to be quite less than that. After this, stolen iron bars were sold in black market. The overall arrest and recoveries were made under the supervision of SP City South Deepak Digra.
