The three arrested suspects appeared in court today and were sent to jail.
A transformer robbery in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh took an unexpected turn when one of the thieves came into contact with a live wire and was injured. The man, still alive but in critical condition, was then thrown into the Ganga river by his four accomplices.
The incident took place in Colonelganj area of Kanpur. Himanshu, 22, worked as a scrap dealer and was also a member of a transformer stealing gang. He was previously arrested and jailed in a transformer theft case.
On October 26, Himanshu, along with four others – Shan Ali, Aslam, Vishal and Ravi – decided to steal a transformer from Gurudev Palace intersection in Kanpur. However, during the robbery, Himanshu came into contact with a live wire and received an electric shock. This panicked the four other thieves, who then tied his legs and hands and threw him off the Shuklaganj Bridge into the Ganga River while he was still alive.
When Himanshu did not return home, his mother, Manju Devi, filed a missing report at the Gwaltoli police station on October 31, leading to the arrest of Shan Ali, Aslam and Vishal.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they threw Himanshu into Ganga after he suffered an electric shock during the robbery. To confirm the suspects’ statements, police investigated the transformer theft site, where all four suspects loaded Himanshu into a car. The investigation confirmed the route towards Shuklaganj, from where Himanshu was thrown to Ganga. Teams have been deployed to search for his body.
The three arrested suspects appeared in court today and were sent to jail.
With inputs from Arun Agarwal.
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