HIGHWAYS CRIME of Hindustan Lever Goods-3

(Ramrattan Singhi, fleet owner whose truck with Hindustan Lever's Rs.65 lakh material was looted in the early hours of 10th Feb 2017  in Buldana,Uttar Pradesh explaining the tragic incident to this writer at Saboli village, Haryana where the transhipment of looted material taken place by the highway thugs)

25 February 2017


Attn: Mr Rajnath Singh, Home Govt of India                                                                 

Sub: Lawlessness on Indian Highways - Uttar Pradesh/Uttrakhand & Haryana
 Sir,

Namaste.

Permit me to state that the level of looting of valuable cargo moved by Indian companies on the Indian Highways remain unabated. Though law and order is a state subject, still wish to draw your attention to the fact that when such crimes happen, it involves multiple states and calls for a coordination among states.

This is a challenge. Needs coordination perhaps at the federal level. Hence this letter to you, Sir!

On Feb 10, 2017, Rs.65 lakhs worth of Hindustan Lever cosmetics was waylaid near Buldana/Uttar Pradesh around midnight. This 'mateiral was  coming from Haridwar/Uttrakhand plant of the multinational company.

According to GPS recording, this looted truck was taken to Saboli/Haryana (on the outskirts of Haryana-Delhi border) for unloading and decamping with looted material. So, you will notice that this crime has ramification of three states: Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.


Filing of FIR took a hell of time. At last it  was done. Now the Zero FIR filed in Kundli/Haryana has reached the table of Superintendent of Police, Uttrakhand. God alone knows when this issue will get resolved.

Sir, this is not the only case. Over the past year or so, though Hindustan Lever may or may not share such inputs to me (but surely when the governmnet questions it), several such high value heists of Lever's own goods got stolen on highways running into a crores of Rupees.

Seek your indulgence to find ways and means to fight such lawlessness on Indian highway heists.

Sir, however, am taking up the issue of such global giants NOT insuring their consignment in transit with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways to make it MANDATORY (like third party insurance) for all goods being moved by anyone including the OEMs of every single produce on Indian highways by trucks should be INSURED.

No insurance, no movement. Period.

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Ramesh Kumar
Editor - DRIVERS DUNIYA
New Delhi /India
editor@driversduniya.in
 
copy to:
Mr Arun Jaitley, Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Govt of India
Mr Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Govt of India
Mr Tapan Ray, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt of India
Mr Abhay Damle, Joint Secretary (Transport), Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Govt of India
Mr S K Mittal, President, AIMTC
Mr Channa Reddy, President, ACOGOA
Mr Ramesh Agarwal, President, AITWA