Jamshedpur: Traffic on the Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) – Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) road remained disrupted, and a jam stretched 2 km up to Golmuri Chowk on Saturday as truckers blocked Bhuiyadih Chowk to seek police action to curb repeated thefts from trucks along Bhuiyadih-Subarnarekha crematorium lane.Truckers hit the street in protest hours after galvanised metal wire, used for ceiling work, was allegedly stolen from a parked truck on the stretch in the early hours. Truck operators said thefts of automobile parts and other goods have increased in recent months, and repeated complaints to the police have not yielded any result.Truckers lifted their blockade after being persuaded by local cops that steps would be taken to address their concerns. Vehicular movement on Golmuri-Bhuiyadih returned to normal after two hours.“Surveillance will be strengthened in the area. Night patrolling will be intensified to prevent further thefts from parked trucks, particularly along vulnerable stretches where transport vehicles remain stationed overnight near the crematorium lane and Bhuiyadih Chowk,” Faguni Paswan, the officer in-charge of Sitaramdera police station, said.
