Goods worth crores stolen from airport cargo in 2 years
17 Sep 2014 10:35 PM GMT
Records show that, till August this year, ten cases of theft were reported from the cargo unit which include two bikes, 44 mobile phones and computers parts worth Rs 60 lakh. The total value of stolen items is said to be in crores of rupees.Â
Surprisingly, only one person has been convicted for theft in past two years at cargo unit. It was also revealed that most of the theft cases of previous two years are either untraced or under investigation.
According to the data, only 13 persons have been arrested so far by the police from 2012 to 31 August, 2014. The data also reveals that a total 27 theft incidents have been reported from cargo unit in past two years.
The maximum items which were stolen are mobile phones followed by memory cards, watches and others electronic items.
In the year 2012, a total nine incidents of theft were reported from cargo. While five cases were untraced, trial is still pending in two cases and investigation is pending in another two. In 2013, eight cases of theft were registered in cargo unit. While the investigation is still pending in six cases, two are still untraced.
In one particular case, on 26 July this year, 75 kg of memory card were stolen from airport cargo.
‘In maximum cases the staff of the various agencies who deals with the cargo materials were involved in theft cases’, said a security official on the condition of anonymity.
Surprisingly, only one person has been convicted for theft in past two years at cargo unit. It was also revealed that most of the theft cases of previous two years are either untraced or under investigation.
According to the data, only 13 persons have been arrested so far by the police from 2012 to 31 August, 2014. The data also reveals that a total 27 theft incidents have been reported from cargo unit in past two years.
The maximum items which were stolen are mobile phones followed by memory cards, watches and others electronic items.
In the year 2012, a total nine incidents of theft were reported from cargo. While five cases were untraced, trial is still pending in two cases and investigation is pending in another two. In 2013, eight cases of theft were registered in cargo unit. While the investigation is still pending in six cases, two are still untraced.
In one particular case, on 26 July this year, 75 kg of memory card were stolen from airport cargo.
‘In maximum cases the staff of the various agencies who deals with the cargo materials were involved in theft cases’, said a security official on the condition of anonymity.
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