The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) raided seven petrol pumps which were allegedly using remote-controlled electronic chip in fuel dispensing machines to dupe unsuspecting consumers.
All the seven petrol pumps have been sealed and about 14 people were being questioned in this connection, ASP (STF) Arvind Chaturvedi said on Friday.
The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested 23 people on Friday in connection with raids at seven petrol pumps which were using remote controlled chips in fuel dispensing machines to dupe unsuspecting consumers. The STF also registered 7 FIRs in the case.
On a tip-off, STF sleuths last night picked up an electrician who used to instal these chips in petrol dispensing machines which reduced the fuel output, he said.
"On his information, we carried out raids in seven petrol pumps and found that all of them were using the chip and making profits by saving
petrol in every filling," the ASP said.