Nagpur: Two men were caught red-handed while allegedly stealing copper plates worth ₹11,200 from the Koradi Thermal Power Station on Sunday. Security personnel on patrol spotted the duo removing the plates from electrical panel boards and detained them before handing them over to police.
The accused have been identified as Narendra Vishwakarma (27) and Pramod Suryavanshi (28), both residents of Sillewada in Khaparkheda.
A junior security officer at the Koradi Thermal Power Station, the incident took place around 2.30 pm on November 1, according to the complaint filed by Nilesh Dudhabarve (50). The plates, collectively valued at ₹11,200, were being stolen from the installation. Based on Dudhabarve’s complaint, Koradi police registered a case against the duo under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for theft and arrested them.
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