Man caught stealing plane spare parts

A thief, who had succeeded in stealing spare parts of a chartered plane from Kalina last month, was caught red-handed by the security guards of the workshop when he made a second attempt on Monday early morning.
On January 28, Dominic Savio Joseph Dias, 19, was caught after he tried to steal plane spare parts from the workshop of Air Works India, a maintenance and overhaul company at Kalina. Around 12.40 am Dias who stays in the slums of Vakola scaled the compound wall of Air Works India at Kalina and entered its premises. He broke open the window of the repair room where the spare parts are kept.
He took brake assembly tool, oxygen regulator, walkie talkie, pressure regulator and other tools, collectively worth Rs1,11,435.
"Two company security heard some noise and went inside the room where they saw Dias hiding underneath a table,” says a senior police official from Santacruz airport police station. “They immediately nabbed him and informed the police,” he adds.
In December, Dias had successfully managed to steal spare parts worth Rs 6 lakh from the same firm.
31/01/08 Naveeta Singh/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jan 2008, Safety Jan 2008