The chief minister’s flying squad on Thursday arrested three people for allegedly stealing fuel from oil tankers on Sohna-Palwal road over the last few months. The gang allegedly sold the fuel at cheaper rates and earned nearly ₹10 lakh a month, said police.
Following a tip that fuel was being pilfered from oil tankers, police said they kept a close watch on tankers plying on the route and noticed that the vehicles would make an unscheduled stop next to a dhaba, which was shut for many months.
During a search at the dhaba around 9am on Thursday, police found the owner of the dhaba and his employees kept empty drums, each with a capacity to store 200 litres of fuel.
