HPCL find hole in aviation fuel pipeline, register complaint

Mumbai: The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) located a hole in the main pipeline that carries aviation turbine fuel (ATF) all the way to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, indicating an attempt to steal the fuel. They have lodged a complaint and an FIR has been registered by the RCF police station.

Police have registered a case against unknown perpetrator under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and that of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962.

In the police statement, the complainant said, “During a security check on Monday morning, the security supervisor found a wet, dark spot and felt a strong smell emanating from the side of the HPCL refinery’s wall near the railway gate in Gavhanpada, Chembur. An operation team was quickly deployed to the spot after getting this information.”