Ambala, April 7

The Ambala police have arrested three men for stealing and selling products related to the Canteen Stores Department of the Indian Army in the open market.The accused have been identified as Mahender Rao, Amarnath and Dilip Kumar. They were produced before a local court today that sent them to judicial custody till April 21.The police said there was information that products from a CSD depot were being stolen and sold in the open market. Acting on a tip-off, a naka was set up near the Railway hospital chowk on Thursday. During inspection, a four-wheeler was stopped and the products were seized.Driver Mahender Rao, helper at a CSD depot Dilip and storekeeper Amarnath were arrested. Mahender Rao is a resident of Uttar Pradesh while the other two accused are residents of Ambala Cantonment.The products include soaps, baby products, hair oil, shampoo, dish wash gels and cloth washing bars.The cost of products is said to be over Rs 1 lakh. The shopkeeper to whom the consignment was to be delivered is yet to be arrested. The police are suspecting the involvement of some more people in the racket.DSP Suresh Kaushik said, “It is a serious issue and all people involved in this racket will be arrested. The accused shopkeeper has been identified and he will be arrested soon”. — TNS