Iron bars stolen from Harangi reservoir recovered

Madikeri, Karnataka, Mar 7 (UNI) Police have recovered Rs four lakh worth iron bars, stolen from Harangi reservoir in Kodagu district of Karnataka, from a shop in Mysore.

On a complaint from the irrigation department, the district crime branch police arrested four persons in connection with the theft and the seizure was effected based on their confession. Three lorries and a van used for the crime were also confiscated.

Police said the accused had sold 240 bars in Mysore and the remaining bars to a factory in Coimbatore in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, which had reportedly been melted.

Police suspect the involvement of at least six others and further investigation was on.

UNI