This is not the first such instance.
In a shocking development, as many as 11 bollards placed on the pedestrian island on St Marks Road Circle near the State Bank of India in the heart of Bengaluru were stolen by miscreants on Monday night. This is the third such incident on the same stretch of road since the roads were renovated under the TenderSure model. According to police, the area is surveilled by CCTV cameras but even that did not deter the thieves. Noting the incident, BBMP Assistant Engineer B Nagaraju approached the police, said the TOI report. The bollards cost Rs 1.6 lakh. Earlier in March, 2018, a single bollard was stolen from the same road. Taking to Twitter, Managing Director of Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw also expressed her shock. She said, “Shocking theft of bollards on St Marks TendsrSURE Road - thieves hv done this in full view of CCTVs. I guess police were not patrolling - such distasteful uncivic n uncouth behaviour,” tagging the police. In response, Bengaluru Police said Cubbon Park police have already registered a case under Section 379 (punishment for theft) of the Indian Penal Code. @CPBlr @AddlCPWest @DCPCentralBCP Already case has been registered in @cubbonparkps Crime No-196/2019. u/s 379 IPC. — BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) November 5, 2019 The Times of India reported BBMP officials as saying that it would take at least half an hour for the thieves to take out the bollards from the concrete foundations and it would attract the attention of those passing by or even the police. But it might be that the thieves were mistaken for BBMP officials who sometimes themselves work during the night. However, St Mark’s Road is not the only area in the city where bollards have been stolen. Four such bollards along with a chain were stolen in March, 2018, on Mission Road in the same Central Business District (CBD) area.
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