5000 litre diesel worth Rs 3 lakhs stolen from HPCL pipeline in Lohegaon
Pune – A gang of thieves had broken pipeline of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) in Lohegaon and stolen 5,000 litre diesel worth Rs three lakhs.
The theft was detected after the company officials found low pressure at the filling station. After investigation it was found that that the pipeline was broken.
Accordingly HPCL officer Rajesh Waghmare lodged a complaint with Pune city police and an FIR has been registered with Vimantal (airport) police station.
The incident took place betweeb 3.59 am on May 11 till 6 pm on May 12 at Talera farm in Santnagar locality of Lohegaon. HPCL has a pipeline to carry petrol, diesel and kerosene. The thieves had broken the pipeline and put up a valve through which they had stolen about 5000 litre of diesel.
