'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎130r] (272/414)

August,
On the 27th, four lorries containing merchandise
coining from bandar Abbas to Kerman were held up at Chah-i-Chagak
north cu Aliabad by 24- armed robbers. Under the order/of the
bandits the lorries were driven about 6 miles olf the road where
the contents were transferred to pack animals and taken into the
mountains»
September^
On the 8th, between Anar and Kermanshah-an about 20
armed robbers held up a truck and decamped with 6 bales of carpets
valued at 25,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , which Mashallah Qutbi, a Kerman merchant
was forwarding to Tehran.
On the Bth, nesr Zeinobia about 50 miles from Yezd
an armed gang attacked 3 trucks, and merchandise valued at about
60,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. was carried away,
October.
In the first week of the month, Ibrahim ^hojai of the
local Kharbar Department and 3 of his riflemen were ambushed near
south of Kerman, by 9 armed robbers. Two riflemen were
killed and the third escaped,
November,
On about the 10th, 9 armed bandi's held up a truck
coming from Bandar Abbas at Tal-i-Mohammad Khani between Hajiabad
and Aliabad and carried away several bales of piecegoods, sugar
and cash. The drivers assistant was shot dead and of 4- gendarmes •
escorting the truck two lost their rifles#
December,
On the 4.th, the village of Arbabad about 30 miles from
Kerman, off the Bam road, was attacked and looted by about 18 armed
bandits.
During the middle of the month, a caravan consisting
of about 45 men and 200 camels proceeding from Khorasan to Shahdad
north east of Kerman, was attacked by an armed gang. Two members of
the caravan were killed and 150 camels with their loads were driven
away by the robbers.
Local robberies.
On the 9th April, 2 armed robbers entered the quarters
of a clerk of this Consulate in the small hours of the morning.
They decmmped with some cash and clothing. The police showed
commendable energy and within a week S arrests were made and 4» of them
were identified as having commit^d a series of armed robberies in the
town «n the last IS months. They also disclosed the location of
certain of the robbed articles which were restored to the owners.
In the month of June, the local Rug Weavers Co, re-'
-ported the loss to the Police- of a carpet valued at 12,000 rials
During the month of December gold and jewlry valued
at about 20,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. were removed from the house of Amanullah
Khan Ameri by thieves, y
VIII. Communications#
^qai Ghulam Reza Khan Farsan was Head of the Road
Department until June when he was relieved by Aqai Muhandis Kaim iVfukami
who held the post until the end of the yesr. The roads continue
to be in a bad state of repair and after the ravages of the Weather
only temporary repairs are effected owing to xack of funds#
The roads of Kerman town are very bad indeed and hard on vehicles
but it is expected thrt serious efforts at repairs will be made
to a section' of the main road leading through the town, in the
near future.