Mancheswar Police have arrested a 25-year-old man, identified as Satyaban Pal of Kataka district, for stealing OMFED milk trays and iron materials from Green Mandap near the Mancheswar Railway Colony.
According to police, the incident occurred around 9 PM on Oct 11, when Pal and two accomplices sneaked into the rear of the mandap.
As they were loading 9 stolen OMFED milk trays and iron items into an auto-rickshaw, the owner, Pradeep Kumar Jena, and his staff caught them red-handed. While two accomplices managed to flee, staff restrained Pal and alerted the PCR-7 team.
Police arrived promptly, seized the stolen property, the auto-rickshaw, and a damaged Mahindra Pick-up van. Pal was arrested and forwarded to court today under relevant BNS sections. A search is underway to apprehend the absconding suspects.
