Burglars take armoured wire from military area

PATIALA: Raising questions over the security, some unidentified burglars robbed off the armoured wire from military area in Patiala on intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

The case has been registered with the Civil Lines Patiala police in Patiala under various sections of theft.

The case has been registered on the complaint of Major Officer Commanding Care of 56 Army Post Officer in Patiala. The police said that the officials of Army claimed that theft had taken place during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.

The police added that the Army officer in her complaint said that the burglars had taken away a roll of armoured wire that was lying near the boundary wall of the army area. The wire was supposed to be laid down in the army area and was worth of Rs 1,500. The police said that they are investigating into the matter that how the burglars had reached inside the premises of Army area. The police said that fencing has been done over the wall but at some places, there are holes in the fencing and the burglars might have taken benefit of night.

"We have registered the case immediately against unidentified accused on the complaint of the Army officer. The probe into the matter is underway and the accused will be nabbed soon", said investigation officer of the case.