Hyderabad: Nacharam police on Tuesday arrested three persons who were stealing fuel from Indian Oil Corporation Limited tankers.
Police also seized an oil tanker and 100 litres of diesel form a shed where the theft used to take place.
Following a tipoff that diesel was being pilfered from IOCL oil tankers, Nacharam police kept a close watch and found that the fuel was being stolen in the shed erected to commit the crime.
Nacharam police said A. Bixamaiah, 26, a driver, indulged in the offence along with Narender, K. Srikanth and U. Linga Raju. Narender erected the shed where every day Biamaiah would bring a lorry from which the fuel would be stolen and sold for '60 a litre.
A case was registered under Sections 420 and 379 r/w 34 of IPC and Section 7 of Essential Commodities Act. An oil tanker (AP 28 V 6309), about 100 litres of diesel and a pipe used to steal the fuel were seized and the three arrested and produced in court, the police said.
