<h5>Where was the pond ‘stolen?’</h5><p>We have heard of things getting stolen, like money, food, clothes, etc. But have you ever heard of a pond getting stolen? Well, that is what happened in Bihar. Reports say a pond was ‘stolen’ overnight in Bihar's Darbhanga district. A hut was also built on the site where the pond once existed.</p><h5>Who ‘stole’ the pond?</h5><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/a-pond-was-reportedly-stolen%2FPond%202.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=ef8c6188-07db-4ae8-86fe-0a0ce8f67f6d" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>A video on the stolen pond. Video by News18 Bihar.</figcaption> </figure></div><p>The land mafia allegedly stole the government pond. They allegedly filled the water body with sand and built a hut on it. The police were called after the local residents noticed the movement of vehicles and machinery overnight. The residents used the pond for fishing and plant watering.</p><p>Also, as the residents complained to the police, the local mafia had fled before the police arrived. Many believe that the rising land prices in Darbhanga prompted the land mafia to target the water body.</p><p>Earlier, locals had complained to the officials when the pond filling began. After this, the officials halted the work and seized some items. However, the land mafia carried out the pond-filling job at night until the pond was completely gone or, as reported, ‘stolen.’ The police are investigating the incident.</p><p>Also, this is not the first time such a bizarre incident has happened in Bihar.</p><h5>What other similar incidents have occurred in Bihar?</h5><p>In November 2022, a diesel engine was stolen from a railway yard in Begusarai. Authorities say the robbers constructed a tunnel to the yard and stole the engine part by part. Also, in the earlier months of 2022, a sixty-foot bridge was stolen in the Rohtas district. The thieves used various equipment to take down the bridge, and it was gone in three days.</p><p>A government officer was among the eight people arrested for the stolen bridge. Even a 2 km long road was stolen in Bihar a few years back. These are some bizarre thefts that have occurred in the state.</p>

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