NEW DELHI – A tyre of India’s Mirage fighter jet was stolen from a trucktransporting military goods to Jodhpur airbase from Bakshi-Ka-Talab airbasein Lucknow.
India media reports said the incident occurred in the late night hours ofNovember 27 at Shaheed Path in Lucknow.
“There was a traffic jam on Shaheed Path and, taking advantage of thesituation, the miscreants travelling in a Scorpio vehicle, snipped off thestrap used to tie the tyre and committed theft. By the time the truckdriver came to know about it, the thieves had escaped. He called thepolice, who arrived at the spot and started investigating,” India Todayreported.
A police officer said that an FIR of the theft was registered on December1, adding that culprits will be arrested soon and brought to justice.
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He said that five wheels of the Mirage 2000 fighter jet were beingtransported from Lucknow airbase to Ajmer when one of them was stolen.
