Solar inverter stolen from Subhash Chowk underpass in Gurugram

Gurugram: According to investigators, the theft took place on the night of September 28 and the authorities became aware of the situation the following day during an inspection. Officials spotted broken locks on the iron grill which secured the solar inverter. Police suspect the thieves brought a vehicle to take the inverter away

Police on Saturday booked unidentified people for allegedly stealing a 50kw solar inverter installed at the Subhash Chowk underpass. A section of the underpass’s lighting system became dysfunctional following the theft and temporary arrangements were made to supply power till a new inverter was purchased. No suspects have been arrested yet, police said on Saturday.

According to investigators,



the theft took place on the night of September 28 and the authorities became aware of the situation the following day during an inspection. Officials spotted broken locks on the iron grill which secured the solar inverter. Police suspect the thieves brought a vehicle to take the inverter away.

A private engineering firm runs and maintains the 300kw solar plant on the underpass. The panels are fixed atop the underpass to light up the LED street lights on NHAI roads and pump additional energy into the grid. The thieves were daring enough to steal the inverter as it was hooked to a live connection of 440 volts from the main grid. “At least three to four suspects would have dismantled and loaded it in a vehicle,” a police officer said.