Daylight Pipe Heist Foiled: Thieves Caught Stealing Kulti Water Project Pipes

• Large cast iron pipes from the Kulti water project were stolen in broad daylight in West Bardhaman.
• Thieves used a hydra crane to load the massive pipes onto a 12-wheel lorry near Isko Bypass Road.
• Locals suspected the activity, leading to a police operation by Niamatpur Outpost, Kulti Police Station.
• Police recovered nearly a hundred Asansol Municipal Corporation pipes, seizing the crane and lorry.
• Three individuals – Imran Ansari, Injamam Ansari, and Prem Chandra Prasad – were arrested and remanded to 7 days police custody.

Why It Matters: Police foiled a daylight theft of Kulti water project pipes, arresting three and recovering equipment.