After reports of an entire bridge and stretches of road being stolen, Bihar has reported yet another unusual robbery. In Darbhanga district, a pond was “stolen” overnight and a hut was constructed on the area where the water body once stood.

The government pond in Darbhanga was allegedly stolen by the land mafia. They reportedly filled the water body with sand and constructed a hut on it. The local residents alerted the police after the movement of trucks and machinery overnight.

The pond was used for fish farming and watering the plants.

Visuals from the spot show a levelled area, with a crudely constructed hut. There are no signs of pond ever having existed on the spot.

DSP Kumar said, “The local people said the filling took place in the last 10-15 days. It was done mostly in the night hours. We don’t have any information about who owns this land."

The Darbhanga Police are now investigating this unusual ‘theft’.

Source: India Today