Indian police announced on Saturday that members of a gang specialized in
the theft of scrap metal succeeded in dismantling a 500-ton iron bridge and
escaping with it in eastern India, in an unusual operation during which the
residents were delusional that they were officials in the irrigation sector.Police officer Subhash Kumar told AFP that the thieves claimed to be
government irrigation officials.Kumar explained that they brought in bulldozers and wire shears and tore up
the structure before escaping with their booty in a two-day operation.He pointed out that the thieves "taken the scrap in a heavy
vehicle."The half-century-old structure over a canal has been cut
down by thieves since another nearby bridge opened to the public five years
ago.The police opened an investigation into the strange
incident Thursday, but no one has been arrested in the case so far.<o:p></o:p>





















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