60-foot-long iron bridge on Bihar canal stolen and sold as scrap!

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A 60-foot-long iron bridge over a canal at a village in Rohtas district of Bihar has been stolen by thieves who dismantled the 500- tonne structure posing as officials of the state irrigation department.</p>
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The thieves took three days to dismantle the bridge using heavy machinery and gas cutters at Amiyawar village located 150 kilometres south of Patna,  the state capital.</p>
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The metal was then carried away on trucks and is reported to have been sold as scrap. The police have launched a manhunt for the culprits.</p>
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The thieves told the locals that they were from the irrigation department and had been asked to dismantle the bridge.</p>
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A police officer said the village residents assumed that the government officials had decided to dismantle the over 30-year old bridge as it was not being used.</p>
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Villagers had previously submitted an application to the irrigation department to dismantle the bridge, one resident said.</p>