Leh police registered a case against two junior engineers after they were found involved in unloading bitumen somewhere else than the place where same material was required
Officials said that on the intervening night of 06/07-07-2020, the patrolling party of Police Station Leh headed by ASI Rigzin Paljor noticed some suspicious movement of 08 trucks to a crusher plant.
They said that the patrolling party raided the location and found that all the trucks loaded with bitumen were being unloaded at the crusher plant with 60 barrels in each truck totalling a figure of 480 bitumen barrels.
On further enquiry of the tax invoice vouchers produced by the drivers it was found that these 60 barrels of bitumen belonged to GREF and were meant to be unloaded somewhere else.
On this, instant case was lodged viz case FIR No.179/2020 under section 409,411,109,120-B, IPC at Police Station Leh and investigation was taken up.
Moreover, 02 Junior Engineers of GREF, the owner of the crusher plant and 08 drivers of the trucks were arrested from spot and are presently under police remand at Police Station Leh.
