Rajesh Tiwari (Bureau Report)
Sonbhadra / Uttar Pradesh –
Under the direction of Superintendent of Police Sonbhadra Abhishek Verma, in the course of the campaign being run to effectively curb crime and criminals, under the able supervision of Additional Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Mavis Tock and Area Officer City Randhir Kumar Mishra, the Chopan police station recovered truck number UP63 BT 0135 laden with stolen 37.650 tonnes of coal and arrested 01 accused.
On 19.10.2026 at 23:41 hrs, a truck vehicle was recovered by Chopan police station in front of Preetnagar outpost, near Town Chopan, District Sonbhadra, while transporting coal without valid documents. Accused Rajiv Kumar Bharti, son of Biggan Ram, resident of Jharokla, police station Duddhi, district Sonbhadra, age about 38 years, was arrested from the spot.
On the basis of arrest and recovery, a case has been registered at Police Station Chopan under IPC No. 0402/2026, Section 303(2), 317(2), 317(5) BNS, and after completing the legal proceedings, the accused is being sent to the court.
The police team that made the arrest included inspector in-charge Gopal G Gupta, Chopan, UR Santosh Kumar Singh, outpost incharge Dala, UR Ramgyan Singh Yadav, UR Rizwan Shah, UR Ajay Yadav, UR Virendra Saroj, UR Mantu Singh, UR Amar Kumar Verma, UR Rahul Yadav.