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A gang involved in stealing iron rods from trucks in four weigh bridges here was busted and 38 people were apprehended in this connection, officials said today.

A raid was conducted late last night in these weigh bridges based on a complaint of forceful unloading of iron rods from trucks and it was discovered that the gang was operating in connivance with truck drivers, cleaners, weighing bridge staff and lower level police officials of the area, Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said.