Govindpura police arrested three people in a copper-theft case at BHEL's Bhopal factory, according to October 26 reporting by Dainik Bhaskar Hindi and an October 27 Lalluram update. A complaint concerned 21 missing copper rolls valued at about 4.72 lakh rupees.
Police alleged involvement by a store supervisor and two other people. Investigators said a car was used to take the material out of the premises and that some copper was subsequently sold to scrap dealers.
Reports described the recovery of ten copper bundles and a car, with the combined seizure valued at approximately five lakh rupees. Police were examining the alleged buyers and possible involvement of other staff. These are police allegations; the individual roles remain subject to judicial scrutiny.