India, May 7 -- BEST buses at the Shivajinagar depot in Govandi are running 20-30 minutes late for a rather unusual reason. Ten e-bus charging guns have been stolen, leaving the depot struggling to power its fleet.

The theft was discovered during a routine inspection, leaving the BEST administration scrambling to plug an unexpected gap in security across its depots.

A charging gun is a device that connects an electric vehicle (EV) to the charging station and, by extension, to the power grid. It is a critical component in the charging process as it regulates the transfer of power while an EV is plugged in.

According to BEST officials, 40 charging stations have been installed at the Shivajinagar depot, each with a charging gun connected ...