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Crime
Rajasthan Police Bust Copper Theft Gang in Salumbar, Two Arrested
✍️ Amar Ujala · Udaipur
🗓 12 Oct 2026, 12:36 AM
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Salumbar police arrested two members of a gang stealing copper from transformers and placed a minor in protective custody. They recovered 24.82 kg of copper and the transformer’s body cover.
Salumbar police, acting on a tip, conducted a raid that led to the arrest of two individuals suspected of involvement in a copper‑theft gang operating in the area.
During the operation, officers seized approximately 24.82 kilograms of copper metal and the body cover of a damaged transformer that the gang had allegedly stripped.
A minor who was found with the suspects was taken into protective custody under juvenile welfare provisions, while the arrested persons are being interrogated for further details.
The police said the recovered materials will be forwarded to the concerned department for verification and legal proceedings against the accused are underway.
During the operation, officers seized approximately 24.82 kilograms of copper metal and the body cover of a damaged transformer that the gang had allegedly stripped.
A minor who was found with the suspects was taken into protective custody under juvenile welfare provisions, while the arrested persons are being interrogated for further details.
The police said the recovered materials will be forwarded to the concerned department for verification and legal proceedings against the accused are underway.