In the Begusarai region of Bihar, a group of unidentified guys constructed a tunnel to the Garhara railway yard and took an entire train’s diesel engine piece by piece.
Muzzafarpur: According to authorities, a whole diesel engine was stolen piece by piece from a railway yard in the Begusarai district of Bihar.
The complete engine that had been brought there for maintenance was allegedly systematically destroyed by the thieves after they constructed a tunnel to the yard and began collecting parts.
“A case was opened last week at the Barauni police station for the theft of a diesel engine that was taken to the Garhara yard for maintenance. Three people were detained during the probe, “PS Dubey, an inspector of the Muzaffarpur RPF, said as much.
Searches were carried out in a scrap godown in the Prabhat Nagar region of the Muzaffarpur district based on the details they provided when questioned, and 13 sacks full of railway parts were discovered, he claimed.
A search is on for the owner of the scrap godown, he added.
He said recovered things included engine pieces, wheels from historic railroad engines, and hefty iron rail parts.
“They had dug a tunnel to the railway yard and through it, they used to carry the locomotive parts and other items in sacks,” said Dubey.
The gang is also involved in unbolting steel bridges and stealing their parts, he said.
An antique steam engine that was stored on the grounds of the Purnea court was purportedly sold off by a railway engineer from Samastipur Loco Diesel Shed last year, leading to his suspension.
