NAGPUR: A truck driver has been booked for allegedly stealing 35.330 metric tonnes of scrap worth ₹16.62 lakh that was loaded onto a 16-wheeler truck for transportation from the Koradi Thermal Power Station to Punjab.

According to the complaint, Yograj Natthuji Thakare, 40, a resident of Radhakrishna Nagar on Tarsa Road in Kanhan, works as a site in-charge at Unit 7 of the 210 MW section of Koradi Thermal Power Station.

On October 12, 2026, at around 10.30 pm, scrap material weighing 35.330 metric tonnes and valued at ₹16,62,657 was loaded onto a truck bearing registration number WB 29 C 1965. The consignment was entrusted to the driver, identified as S. K. Anishul, a resident of Dighasipura, Chakkaswipa, Bhawanipur, in West Bengal’s Medinipur district, for delivery to Punjab.

However, when the consignment failed to reach its destination within the stipulated time, the complainant repeatedly tried to contact the driver. His mobile phone was switched off, raising suspicions that the material had been stolen.

The complainant subsequently approached the police on October 31. Based on his complaint, Koradi Police registered a case against the truck driver under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), pertaining to theft.