Honeytrap of another kind

April 11, 2019 11:55

In the season of elections, here's some relief. The Uttar Pradesh Police has broken the back of a gang that used to steal bees. Apparently stealing apiaries -- beehives in small boxes -- is widespread in the state and thieves make a lot of money doing this.

Ninety boxes of bees have been seized from thieves near Bulandshahar valued at Rs 3.5 lakh. The gang was active in Haryana, Rajasthan and Western UP. Because you can only steal apiaries at night (you are liable to be attacked by bees during the day), a specialised team of policemen led by the UP police lay in wait for the thieves night after night until they were caught.

The favourite stratagem for the theft was the deft use of cowdung, damp cotton wool and mud. The thieves are in jail on charges of dacoity. And the UP police is expecting to get a reward for their hard work.

-- Business Standard

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