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Rajasthan Police Busts Cable Theft Syndicate in Kota, Arrests 5 and Solves 77 Cases
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News18•17-10-2026, 01:00
Rajasthan Police Busts Cable Theft Syndicate in Kota, Arrests 5 and Solves 77 Cases
- •Rajasthan Police arrested five people, including two scrap dealers, dismantling an organised cable-theft syndicate in Kota.
- •The operation successfully solved 77 cases of wire theft targeting power lines across Kota and neighbouring Baran district.
- •Authorities recovered over 1,200 kg of high-tension power cables and a vehicle used in the criminal operations.
- •The syndicate stole aluminium and other wires to sell them to scrap dealers, who resold the metal at higher prices or shipped it to Delhi.
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Rajasthan Police successfully busted an organized cable-theft syndicate operating in Kota and neighboring Baran district, leading to the solving of 77 wire theft cases and the arrest of five individuals.
Police arrested five people, including three individuals identified as Puran Bagri, Golu Bagri, and Sultan Bagri, along with two scrap dealers named Shafiq Mohammad and Zahid Mohammad.
Authorities recovered over 1,200 kilograms of high-tension power cables alongside a car that was allegedly used by the suspects to carry out the crimes.
