Police arrest three over crude oil theft via tunnel in Rawalpindi
A monitoring team at Attock Oil Refinery noticed a drop in pipeline pressure and quantity, leading to a raid in Raniyal, Aaj News reported.
Police in Rawalpindi have arrested three men accused of digging an underground tunnel to reach the main crude oil pipeline in the Raniyal area and drawing oil from it, Aaj News reported.
A case was registered at Dhamial police station against seven people on charges of crude oil theft and causing loss to the national exchequer. Three of the seven are in custody and police are looking for the remaining four, according to the report.
Officials said the tunnel gave the suspects access to the main line that carries crude oil from Khaur. The men cut into the pipeline and attached their own illegal pipe to it, through which the oil was taken out.
The theft came to light during technical monitoring by a team of the Attock Oil Refinery, which noticed a fall in the pressure and the quantity of oil in the pipeline. The team then raided the site.
Police and officials of the concerned departments reached the spot after being informed and took custody of the underground tunnel and the other illegal installations the suspects had built, Aaj News reported.
The outlet put the value of the stolen oil in the crores of rupees but gave no figure for the quantity taken or for the loss assessed so far. It did not say how long the tapping had gone on or when the raid was carried out.
Police officials said questioning of the arrested men had begun in order to identify other people who facilitated the operation and to trace the four suspects still at large. The authorities have also decided to review the security of the main oil installations.
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