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The thieves, posing as officers of the state Irrigation Department, used gas cutters and earth mover machines to demolish the bridge and take away the scrap metal in three days.
A 60-foot-long, 500-tonne iron bridge at a village in Rohtas district of Bihar has been stolen by thieves. The Water Resources Department on April 8 lodged an FIR against unknown people.
The local villagers, who noticed the bridge over the Ara-Sone canal missing on April 5, said it was built around 45 years ago.
The bridge was constructed over the Arrah canal in 1972 at Amiyawar village which comes under Nasriganj police station. As by now, it became quite old and was declared dangerous, the local villagers were not using it, and using a concrete bridge adjoining it.
An inquiry has been ordered and we are investigating how and when the bridge was stolen,” said Nasriganj police station in-charge Subhash Kumar.
Unique theft in #Bihar, thieves became officers of the irrigation department and stole a 60 feet long iron bridge
In Nasriganj, Rohtas, thieves posing as officers, with the help of local personnel, 1/2@UtkarshSingh_ 📽️ pic.twitter.com/jhnTbUSYDw
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