A gang posing as RTA officials took away Rs. 50 lakh worth of turmeric load truck after drugging a driver near Indalwai toll plaza on Thursday midnight.
According to reports, a truck load of turmeric was heading towards Guntur from Nizamabad district headquarters and as it reached Indalwai toll plaza, a car which was following it intercepted and persons wearing RTA official’s uniform caught hold of the driver and drugged him. They threw the driver in a nearby bushes and took the truck back to Nizamabad town.
It is learnt that the gang sold a few bags of turmeric to traders on Friday morning. Later they reportedly took the truck to Jannepalli in Navipet mandal.