Raw sugar theft accused remanded

MARCEL, JUNE 1
The three accused arrested in connection with the theft of raw sugar worth Rs 6 lakh from a truck along the Borim bypass on Sunday night have been remanded to one-day police custody.
Ponda police had sought for 10 days police custody, on grounds that the custody would have helped them to nab the other four absconding accused in the case.
According to sources, Ponda police will seek an extension of the custody on Wednesday.
It may be recalled that on Sunday night, a gang of robbers abducted a truck driver and a cleaner and decamped with raw sugar worth Rs 6 lakh from the truck. The truck laden with raw sugar was found abandoned at Dharbandora after emptying the raw sugar bags.
On Monday morning, the truck owner filed a complaint after he was alerted by the abducted driver and cleaner. However within six hours, Ponda police located the truck and unearthed stolen raw sugar.
Police arrested Muzzaffar, Ibrahim Mullah and Salim Nabi Khan, all from Margao. They were arrested from the site where the stolen material was stored.
The accused were produced before JMFC Ponda and were remanded to one police custody.