Petrol Theft On a Rise in Technopark

>>Though several complaints were raised against petrol theft in Technopark, the unfortunate incident continues.   The latest incident is petrol theft from a bike parked in the parking area of Periyar building.  Anurag Velekkattu, an employee of NeST, is the latest victim.  “I left the bike at the building due to heavy rain and took it the next day. After riding for a while, I noticed that the tube was cut and petrol was leaking through it. Petrol was taken out through the tube.  Luckily I saw it, otherwise a minor spark would have caused an accident,” said Anurag, who had parked his bike at the basement area of the Periyar building.  “For me, it was not just a theft but a life- threatening incident,” Anurag said.

Technoparktoday has reported such multiple issues in the past too.   Bikes and helmets too had been stolen from the parking space.  Techies are suspicious of the security men in the buildings. “The security men are from a private agency. There are doubts against some,” Anurag said.   Last year, a security man was caught red-handed by some techies for petrol theft from Thejaswini parking area.   Later, he was suspended from service; however, the new incidents show there is no change of scenario.

Employees who return after night shift suffer the most.  Usually they spend much time for the maintenance of their vehicles after the night-long duty.

Techies have serious complaints against the Technopark authorities for not taking proper action to find out the real culprits. Also there is a demand to set up surveillance cameras at various locations inside the Technopark campus.