Dacoits loot copper from industrial unit in Thane district

A gang of armed dacoits looted copper worth Rs 40 lakh from a company at Lahe village in Shahapur taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. A police officer said that at least 12 dacoits stormed into the company on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.

A gang of armed dacoits looted copper worth Rs 40 lakh from a company at Lahe village in Shahapur taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. A police officer said that at least 12 dacoits stormed into the company on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. They tied up security guards and loaded copper on vehicles brought by them before fleeing. Nobody was injured in the incident. Police have registered a case and launched a manhunt.