3,000 litres of adulterated kerosene seized

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JUNE 3. The City Police, who have launched a major crackdown on adulterated fuel traders, have arrested two more persons and seized 3,000 litres of adulterated kerosene.

The accused used to mix kerosene with petrol and sell it to autorickshaw drivers, police said. The arrests were effected by the South Division Police. During the last few days, the North and East Division police had seized huge quantities of white petrol worth over Rs.13 lakhs and arrested eight persons.

On June 2, the J.P.Nagar Police raided two shops in Yarab Nagar and seized 1,400 litres of adulterated kerosene. The proprietor of these shops, Nayaz Pasha (20) was arrested. Two others wanted in this connection, Izaz Pasha and Fazul-ur-Rehman, are absconding.

Similarly, the Mico Layout Police raided a shop at Gurappanapalya 4th Main, 1st Cross and seized 1,600 litres of debased kerosene. Ismail (20) who was found selling kerosene-mixed petrol at a garage on Bannerghatta Road was also arrested by police.

Recovered

Cubbon Park Police have recovered car stereos and other electronic gadgets worth Rs.1 lakh by arresting Seenes (24) and Pradeep (24) of Hongasandra on a charge of theft.

The two youth had allegedly stolen a car from Mico Layout Police limits. After taking out the stereos and other electronic gadgets from the car, they had abandoned the vehicle near Begur, police said.

Arrested

A group of five persons, which had allegedly cheated a merchant of Rs.1.50 lakhs by promising him that it would supply him gold coins at a cheaper rate, has been arrested by Peenya Police.

According to police, Shashikanth, a cloth merchant from Gubbi taluk in Tumkur District, was approached by the five persons who claimed that they had found hidden treasure which comprised three kg of gold coins.

They showed him two gold coins and took Rs.1.50 lakhs from him for supplying gold coins. They asked Shashikanth to go to Tavarekere in Kolar District on May 22 and took the last installment of the money he had to pay them. However, without giving him any gold coins, they fled the scene saying that police were after them.

Following a complaint by Shashikanth, Peenya Police arrested Achut Murthy (48) of T.Dasarahalli, Ramaswamy, alias Ramaiah, (50) and Krishnappa (35) of Vemgal in Kolar District, Seethappa, alias Narayana, (45) of Jangamakote in Kolar District and Krishna Murthy (42) of Vijnanapura in the City. Police have seized 57 grams of gold and Rs.500 in cash from the accused.

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