• During a bizarre robbery, a 60-foot bridge was stolen in broad daylight

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    During a bizarre robbery, a 60-foot bridge was stolen in broad daylight

    Digital Desk: An estimated 60-foot abandoned bridge in
    Rohtas, Bihar, has been stolen by a gang of thieves in broad daylight. Gas
    cutters and earthmover machines were used to demolish the bridge by the
    thieves, who posed as officials from the irrigation department and escaped with
    the scrap metal.



    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#2E2E2E">During the last few
    days, villagers have told irrigation department engineers that people
    pretending to be irrigation department officials have uprooted the bridge,
    using machines like JCB and gas-cutters. The FIR has been filed, Mr Shamshi
    said.
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    "Times New Roman";color:#2E2E2E">According to Mr Shamshi, villagers reported
    that people posing as officials of the irrigation department came to destroy
    the dilapidated and abandoned canal bridge using JCB machines and gas cutters.
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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#2E2E2E;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
    mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Everyone was shocked at the
    sudden disappearance of the 60 feet long and 12 feet high bridge. He added that
    department officials have filed a complaint with Nasriganj police station
    against the thieves.