900 Kia car engines stolen in Andhra over five years

Penukonda: As many as 900 Kia car engines were allegedly stolen in Sri Sathyasai district, prompting the South Korean company to lodge a complaint with the Police, said an official on Tuesday.

Kia runs a car manufacturing plant at Penukonda in Sri Sathyasai district, where Police believe the engines theft began nearly five years ago. The company filed a Police complaint on Mar. 19.

“It (engine thefts) started in the year 2020. It has been a continuous process, nearly five years. We will go deep into the investigation,” Penukonda Sub-Divisional Police Officer said.

This startling case of 900 engines being stolen from the Kia motors plant came to light during the year-end audit carried out by the company in March.

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