A unique case of crude oil theft has come to light from a farm in Neemrana, Rajasthan. The thieves had rented the farm for robbery and were extracting oil from the pipeline. The police are investigating.
Kotputli (Rajasthan). We hear many cases of theft across the country. But have you ever heard that a thief rents a place to commit theft? A similar case has come to light from the Neemrana area of Rajasthan. Here crude oil was being stolen from the pipeline of Indian Oil Corporation Limited. When the IOCL team and the police investigated, the whole matter was revealed. The accused fled from the spot before the team reached.
Even government employees were shocked to know the story of the theft
This theft was actually happening on National Highway no. 48 in Shahjahanpur of Kotputli-Bahrod district. On the complaint of the officials of Indian Oil Corporation Limited, the local police reached the spot. They have now informed the Special Operations Group about the whole matter. The Special Operations Group has also registered the case.
The thieves had rented the farm for this much money
According to DSP Shivkumar Bhardwaj of the Special Operation Group, the field where this theft was being committed is Kailash Chandra's field. The crude oil pipeline of Indian Oil Corporation Limited was passing through the land of this field. This pipeline goes from Haryana to Gujarat. In August, a youth named Arjunram took it on rent for 15 thousand monthly rupees.
Indian Oil did not get anything
Then he constructed two rooms here and also took action for a boundary. On 26th December, the officials of Indian Oil Corporation Limited found low pressure in the pipeline. When they investigated, they found out that crude oil was being stolen by installing a valve in the pipeline in a field in Shahjahanpur. When the team reached there, they found empty drums. Some other items were also found lying there.
This has been revealed in the investigation so far
To commit the theft, the thieves had dug a pit 8 feet deep and 4 feet wide in the room. They had also installed lights and CCTV cameras inside it. However, the police have not found any accused on the spot yet. The police are investigating the entire matter. Investigation so far has revealed that the ID given while renting the field is also fake.
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