India, May 11 -- The Wanowrie police arrested nine people involved in stealing copper cables of BSNL from drainage pipeline lines in the Hadapsar industrial area and seized stolen material and vehicles collectively worth Rs.80.70 lakh.

The operation was carried out between 11 pm on May 8 and 3 am on May 9 during a combing operation.

Police got a tip-off that a group of men was allegedly removing covers of drainage pipelines and extracting copper cables using a crane in the Hadapsar industrial area. The accused were allegedly cutting the cables into pieces and loading them into a truck.

Acting swiftly, senior police officers proceeded to the spot with the detection team. During the raid, police caught several suspects red-handed while a...