Police arrested the gang that stole oil from tankers on a large scale

Barabanki, 18 October (Hindustan Reporter). Police have busted a gang involved in large-scale oil theft from petrol and diesel tankers and arrested 6 accused involved in it and recovered 1600 liters of petrol and 300 liters of ethanol.

Among the 6 accused caught by the police, Dilip Kumar Pandey, son of Jagannath Pandey, resident of Pooresilla Pandey, Majre Pirkholi police station, Raunahi district, Ayodhya, Gyandey Kushwaha, son of Pappulal Kushwaha, resident of Hasanganj police station, Hasanganj district, Unnao, Swamidayal, son of Ramnarayan, resident of village Devaiya Mawaiya, police station Sohramau district, Unnao, Kasib son of Istakhar. Resident of Jalalnagar police station, Pisawa district, Sitapur, Deepak Yadav, son of Ramchandra Yadav, resident of Garm Katauli police station, Kakori district, Lucknow and Arjun Yadav, son of Guddu Yadav, resident of Bhitauli Kalan, Satrikh district, Barabanki. They were arrested by the police near Saundh Dhaba, Lucknow-Ayodhya Highway. Has gone. Due to their suspicion, about 1600 liters of petrol filled in 08 drums, 300 liters of ethanol, 30 empty drums, 10 small and big plastic pipes, 01 iron bucket, 01 electric oil extraction machine, 01 funnel, 03 etc. Plastic pipes, Omni car number UP32JP3361 and Rs 2830/- in cash have been recovered.

SP said that the caught thieves take out petrol and diesel from the tanker through an electric machine by luring the driver of the petrol tanker with money and after extracting the petrol/diesel, add ethanol to the tanker.