<ul><li>Police investigation reveals theft of 1,008 engines from Kia India, valued at $2.3 million, impacting industrial operations and stakeholder trust.</li><li>Former Kia India workers, including a team leader and head of section, were involved in transporting engines using forged documents and manipulated gate passes.</li><li>Two scrap dealers assisted in selling the stolen engines to buyers as far as New Delhi, involving illegal transactions with manipulated truck registrations.</li><li>The accused employees, yet to be formally charged, could face over 10 years imprisonment if convicted for the high-level preplanned theft, which is a rare corporate-level case in India.</li></ul>

Former Kia India workers, scrap dealers face probe over theft of 1,008 engines

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