Parwalia police have nabbed a 25-year-old youth selling petrol and diesel illegally, and recovered 32 litre of diesel and 7 litre of petrol worth Rs 2701 from him near Kurana culvert on Thursday night.
Acting on a tip off regarding a person involved in illegally selling petrol and diesel was nabbed and was identified as Ranjeet lodhi. From the youth police have recovered 32 litre of diesel and 7 litre of petrol worth Rs 2701.
The source from which the accused used to obtain petrol and diesel is yet to be determined. The accused was in the illegal dealing for long. The network of supply and demand would be unearthed during the investigation.
The police have registered a case under section 285 of the IPC and section 3 and 4 of Petroleum Act. The crime record of the accused would be investigated in the further investigation.
The accused was nabbed after instructions were given by senior police officers to curb the illegal sell of petrol and diesel as petrol and diesel stealing was caught few days ago from railway goods wagon near oil depot in Bakania.
Meanwhile, Koh-e-Fiza police have declared a reward of Rs 5000 on accused who opened fire at a tea stall injured a person in lalghati on March 30. The accused identified as Yaseen Magistrate who is a notorious criminal.
Notably, on in the wee hours on March 30 the accused arrived in his car and asked for cigarette and tea from Ramesh Chandra Gupta who owns the stall and when he refused to provide the same immediately the miscreant got angry and opened fire in which one of the customers Mukesh Sharma who was having tea got shot in the ankle of his right leg.
On Friday police have declared a reward of Rs 5000 for providing the detail of the absconding accused.