CURATED BY – SUSHIL SONI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Kotma, New Superintendent of Police Moti Ur Rehman, on being posted in Anuppur district, had ordered to close illegal junk shops with the aim of preventing the increasing crime in the district. In Koyalanchal area, illegal junk purchase shops were operating openly, due to which incidents of breaking into houses and stealing two-wheelers from the market, robbery of women were happening, due to which the life of common people was becoming difficult. Everyday, there was a continuous increase in the incidents of theft in houses, motorcycle theft in broad daylight and theft by breaking the locks of houses. To stop this, at first sight, a ban was imposed on illegally operated junk shops. It is known that in Kotma, Bablu Jaiswal, Santosh Basar and Anwar in ward number 10 were openly buying junk and encouraging thieves to commit theft, which has been stopped. Police station in-charge Kotma said that last night, during patrolling, the police received information from an informer that a 409 four-wheeler On receiving information that stolen iron scrap was being transported in a vehicle, a raid was conducted at the spot. On checking the vehicle found at the spot, vehicle number MP-18-GA-24 33 was found loaded with stolen iron scrap. On questioning the driver Ravi Singh, son of Omkar Singh, age 24 years, resident of Jarwahi, police station Budhar, district Shahdol, he said that he did not have any documents regarding the iron scrap. He said that he got it loaded from Bablu Jaiswal, resident of Manmari Kotma, and was taking it to Kapil Jain alias Badde Jain, resident of Budhar. On not producing any documents regarding the stolen iron scrap, 04 tonnes of goods loaded in the vehicle worth Rs one lakh and the vehicle worth Rs 5 lakh, totaling Rs 6 lakh were seized from the driver accused Ravi Singh, and a case number 400/24 ​​under sections 303(2), 317(5), 61(2) BNS was registered and investigation taken up, accused Ravi Singh s/o Onkar Singh and Bablu alias Mukesh Jaiswal s/o Shriman Jaiswal resident of Manmari Kotma have been arrested and presented before the Hon'ble Court, 4 to 5 cases are already registered against accused Bablu Jaiswal in Kotma Police Station and Bhalumaada Police Station, one of the accused in the said case Kapil Jain and Badde Jain are absconding in the case.