The great milk robbery: Court spills bail for guard in Rs 7.68 lakh heist

In a peculiar case before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a security guard was granted bail in a Rs 7.68 lakh milk heist case. The court deemed it unnecessary to detain the guard in custody anymore, stating that bail is the rule and jail is an exception. The incident occurred at Modern Dairies Ltd in Shamgarh, Karnal, on December 17, 2025, when a tanker driver allegedly stole 9,110 kg of milk worth Rs 7.68 lakh from the plant.

The tanker, weighing 32,360 kg, was found to be weighing only 11,800 kg after unloading. The driver allegedly connected his tanker to the plant's milk tank and filled it with the stolen milk. Security staff stopped the tanker near the main gate and found the stolen milk inside. The dairy claimed that the tanker driver was stealing milk in collusion with co-accused and other officials, causing significant loss to Modern Dairies Ltd. The police initiated investigations, and a security guard was arrested on December 19, 2025.

The guard's attorney argued that he was only a temporary guard, unfamiliar with the plant's loading mechanisms and had no control over the internal pumping operations. The court granted bail to the security guard, recognizing that his detention would not serve any useful purpose.