Siliguri, 17th October: Pradhan Nagar Police have arrested a man for allegedly stealing copper wire from a mobile tower and recovered the stolen material. The arrested accused has been identified as Bikki Nag, 30, a resident of the ISKCON Temple area.
According to police sources, the management of a Jio tower had lodged a written complaint alleging that copper wire was stolen from its tower in the Devidanga area in the early hours of 16th October.
Acting on the complaint, Pradhan Nagar Police launched an investigation and identified the accused with the help of confidential sources. Bikki Nag was subsequently arrested in the Mallaguri area while allegedly attempting to sell the stolen copper wire. The stolen material was also recovered.
Police sources further stated that the accused had been absconding in an earlier case registered at Pradhan Nagar Police Station involving theft after cutting through a tin sheet.
The police will produce the accused before the Siliguri court on Friday and seek his remand, along with submitting an application for his formal arrest in connection with the earlier case.
