Gurgaon: On Jan 14, a truck — carrying almonds and cloves worth over Rs 1.2 crore — left Mumbai for Delhi. On Jan 17 at 12.20am, the vehicle’s GPS system stopped transmitting data. Repeated attempts to contact the driver — Rizwan, a resident of Nuh district — failed as his mobile phone was switched off.On Jan 19, an FIR was registered at Bilaspur police station on the complaint of Praveen Kumar Sethi, owner of Shri Aapka Transport Private Limited, who alleged that his driver made off with both the truck and its high-value cargo. The consignment was destined for a dry fruit market in Delhi’s Shakur Basti and a cold storage facility in Sonipat’s Kundli, police said on Monday. According to the complaint, the truck (RJ14GP8772) was loaded at Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva port with 900 bags of almonds and 65 bags of cloves. Sethi said the almonds were valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, while the cloves were worth around Rs 23 lakh. Sethi said that as he suspected foul play, he tried to locate the truck and cargo on his own before approaching the police. Based on a complaint, police registered the case under Section 316(3) (criminal breach of trust) of BNS.
Am officer said teams were formed to trace the vehicle and the accused. “CCTV footage is being examined. We are also checking footage from toll plazas on NH8 and adjoining routes,” the officer said.
