JAISALMER: Police lodged an FIR against unidentified thieves for stealing 1,058 kg ‘doda post’ (poppy straw) worth lakhs of rupees, which was recovered two years ago, from the Pachpadra police station storehouse in Barmer.
DSP Dhanphool Meena has been appointed as the investigating officer in the case.
According to police officials, Pachpadra police on June 4, 2019, and August 23, 2019, had recovered 1,058 kg doda post during investigation and kept it in their storehouse.
In April this year, when the Pachpadra police station head constable, Padampuri, was taking over as the storehouse in-charge, the drugs could not be found, the officials said. On being informed, Barmer SP Anand Sharma asked Balotara ASP Nitesh Arya to investigate the matter.
In his report, Arya mentioned that the doda post was stolen by breaking the windows as a result of the former storehouse in-charge’s carelessness. SP Sharma on Wednesday said the Pachpadra SHO was directed to lodge a case against the unidentified accused under Sections 457 (lurking house-trespass by night) and 380 (theft in dwelling house) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on September 11 based on Arya’s report.
