BSNL cables stolen, landline services hit in Katra Sher Singh area of Amritsar

Telephone services were disrupted in parts of the Katra Sher Singh area after thieves decamped with underground cables belonging to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).

The police have registered a case under Sections 303(2), 317(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on the complaint of Rajesh Kumar, Junior Telecom Officer (JTO), posted at the BSNL Telephone Exchange, Katra Sher Singh area.

In his complaint, Rajesh Kumar stated that on March 30 around 11 am, complaints were received regarding disruption in telephone services. Acting on this, lineman Dilbagh Singh inspected lines and found no current in cables leading to customers’ premises. As the inspection progressed towards the exchange, it was found that several underground cables had been cut near the Katra Jaimal Singh area.

Subsequent checking of ducts near Katra Jaimal Singh Road and the RS Tower area revealed that a large number of cables had been damaged and some stolen. During verification, nearly 1,450 metres of 1,200-pair cable was found missing.

Following preliminary investigations, the police arrested three persons — Sonu, Ashish, alias Chunnu, and Sunil, alias Sunny, all residents of Sultanpuri in Delhi in this connection.

The police said around four metres of stolen cable pieces had been recovered from the accused.