Assam: Nagaon Police arrested oil thieves, two oil tankers seized at Demow

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NAGAON: Nagaon police led by Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Jayanta Baruah busted a gang of oil thieves being involved long in stealing oil from an oil pipeline and arrested four persons in connection with a recent oil theft case at Barhampur Bherbheri area in the district. Subsequently, police also seized two oil tankers laden with several thousand litres of stolen oil from an oil pipeline near at Barhampur Bherbheri area, a week back.

According to sources of Nagaon police, the arrested thieves have been identified as Jalaluddin alias Jalu, Pranjal Kunwar, Madhurya Singha of Nagaon and Jiten Gogoi of Makum.

 Sources claimed that the gang of thieves had stolen oil from an oil pipeline after drilling and transporting the stolen oil to Dimou in Sivasagar district on January 16.

Following the oil theft case, Nagaon police intensified operations against the gang of oil thieves and were able to arrest Jalaluddin and Pranjal Kunwar within hours. 

Later Nagaon police, based on statements of Jalaluddin as well as Pranjal Kunwar, arrested Madhurya Singha, the main kingpin of the oil stealing case, from Darangamela in Baksa district while Jiten Gogoi from Makum.

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