A 29-foot-long mobile tower in Patna's Sabzibagh was uprooted and taken off by robbers posing as telecom company employees. The incident has left cops red-faced and local residents in worry, TOI reported. 

In the course of a survey of mobile towers and 5G services, technicians of the telecom company discovered that their network and equipment were missing. 

The tower worth thousands of dollars was installed on the roof of a four-storey house belonging to a man named Shaheen Qayoom.

Police filed a case against the unknown group after Mohammad Shahnanawa Anwar, GTL's area manager, reported a missing mobile tower. The case was filed under Section 379 of the IPC. 

As of now, no clear ground regarding the culprits has yet been established. 

Sabihul Haque, the SHO, said that Aircel installed the tower in 2006, but that it was sold to GTL in 2016.

In addition, GTL failed to pay rent to the house owners for some time, since it was not working. The owner asked the company to remove the tower. 

In the course of the investigation, Qayoom informed me that a group of men came and dismantled the tower. According to the house owner, he said that the fake technicians said that the tower is experiencing some technical glitch, and a new one will be placed soon.

The investigation is underway. 

In India, a similar group dismantled an entire iron bridge in Rohtas and a train engine in Begusarai last year.