800 BSNL phones out of order after cable theft

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Sunday suffered a loss of Rs 51 lakh after some miscreants stole its underground cables.

The miscreants stole 1,000 metres of copper wires from the 10-foot-deep manhole opposite Apeejay College, Guru Nanak Mission Chowk and Nakodar Chowk. The underground cables were slashed and stolen by some unidentified persons on the intervening night of March 20 and March 21 during the curfew. While the cost of the cable — stolen from Apeejay College to Guru Nanak Mission — was estimated to be around Rs 30 lakh, the cost of other cable was put at around Rs 11 lakh.