You must be aware about different types of thefts like gold, wallet, car etc. It is not new.
Can you imagine a bridge used for commuting being stolen?
You would not believe it, right? You may find it hard to believe that someone can steal a bridge.
But this has actually happened in Bihar. Let me telll you about it.
In Bihar's Rohtas district's Amiyawar village there was a 60-foot-long and 12 feet high bridge.
The bridge was built over the Arrah canal.
The bridge was built in 1972 and was being used by vehicles for commuting.
But later it was declared dangerous and locals started taking a nearby concrete bridge.
So this old bridge was not being used.
The villagers wanted the authorities to remove the bridge from there as it was just laying abandoned.
The villagers then agreed and submitted an application to the concerned department for dismantling the bridge on 5th April 2022.
Some people came with earthmover machines and gas cutters to demolish the bridge.
When the villagers asked them who they were, they said they were ordered by the government officials to bring down the bridge.
Villagers thought that the government acted quickly upon their letter and had sent the people.
Those people had actually lied and in reality were thiefs or smugglers
The bridge was actually a steel bridge.
Metal is very valuable.
That is why they dismantled the whole bridge.
The villagers were not aware and these people posed as government officials.
Later the villagers thought of letting the authorities know that the bridge had been dismantled.
So they went to the authorities and informed them that work was done.
The authorities were shocked that the bridge was already brought down.
They quickly rushed to the spot and saw that the bridge was completely taken down in just 2 days!
They had fled with truck loads of metal scrap. Now there was nothing left there.
Arshad Kamal Shamshi, a junior engineer from the government department said,
"I can't believe it. Villagers informed that some people, posing as the officials came to the bridge.
They didn't have government orders to carry out the work.
They fooled everyone."
People would wonder why this steel bridge was so valued?
Selling metal scrap is a lucrative business in India.
That is why people posed as officials and uprooted the bridge.
A complaint was lodged at Nasriganj police station and the police started the investigation.
A police officer said that it was a gang and some members have been identified
they will be arrested and questioned.
How shocking that something like this could happen in India! Heist is the conspiracy to commit a theft without bringing to anyones notice.
Some said that like "Money Heist", "Bihar bridge heist” should be title for a new Netflix series.
India is not the first one. Such incidents have happened all around the world.
In 2004, a 36-foot steel bridge in Ukraine was stolen.
In 2011 thieves removed $100,000 worth of steel bridge in Pennsylvania, US.
In 2012, thieves stole a bridge in broad daylight in the Czech Republic.
Now the same has happened in Bihar.
My god! In India people come up with different ideas to commit burglary of steel which is why there are more thefts.