Beed, Oct 27 Police have busted a gang allegedly involved in stealing diesel from parked vehicles along highways in Maharashtra’s Beed district, arresting one person and seizing three cars, including a BMW, an official said on Tuesday.
During the operation in Ashti tehsil on October 24, the police team also seized around 450 litres of stolen diesel and fuel extraction equipment, the official said.
Based on a tip-off, the police team intercepted a car with tinted windows near Chinchpur village along the Jamkhed-Ashti road, and nabbed the accused, Govind Shirsat, who attempted to flee on foot, he said.
As many as 11 drums of fuel and other paraphenalia were recovered from the car, the official said, adding that the police also impounded three cars, including a BMW, allegedly used in carrying out the thefts.
A case has been registered, and a search has been launched to trace the remaining members of the gang, he said.
(PTI News)
