RAWALPINDI: Police have arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing crude oil from Pakistan Oilfields Limited’s (POL) main supply line by digging an underground tunnel near Ranyal, ARY News reported.
According to police, the suspects had rented a house near the main supply line of POL and installed an underground pipeline stretching 181 feet to steal crude oil.
Police arrested three suspects identified as Muhammad Mumtaz, Shaukat and Muhammad Akram from the site.
A total of 1,431 litres of crude oil was recovered from an underground tank at the house, police said.
According to the FIR registered on the complaint of POL Senior Executive Admin Shahid Ahmed, the suspects had allegedly stolen a total of 1,100 barrels of crude oil from the main supply line.
The stolen oil was worth more than Rs23.2 million, the FIR stated.
The suspects had installed a pipe on the high-pressure supply line using a clamp, according to the FIR.
The FIR also named Shah Muhammad, Sajid, Akhtar, Hafizur Rehman and Zahid, who were allegedly involved in the oil theft as caretakers of the house.
Police have registered a case and started further investigation.
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