Two-day ‘transit remand’ in petrol pump scam

  • | Wednesday | 28th June, 2017

Nagpur: Thane police crime branch has managed to procure two days of transit remand for three accused in the Petrol pump scam exposed in city on Monday. More than 40 petrol pumps have been raided so far in the state. The local racket was masterminded by Thomas. DCP, crime, Thane, Abhishek Trimukhe had hinted that there could be more raids in city and rest of Vidarbha.The owner of the petrol pump, former BJP corporator Navneet Singh Tuli, was however not taken into custody by the cops who cited the reason that his name is yet to come to fore. Police have found violations in around 28 of them.

Nagpur: Thane police crime branch has managed to procure two days of transit remand for three accused in the Petrol pump scam exposed in city on Monday. The three accused, Clayford Thomas, Ramchandra Tekade and Manish Warade, would be now produced before Thane's lower court for extending their regular remand in the offence registered earlier.The Thane crime branch, assisted by their city counterparts, had raided Rabjyot automobiles Indian oil petrol pump on Mankapur on Koradi road following an information extracted during the custodial interrogation of 13 accused arrested so far including the think tank behind the statewide racket Vivek Shetye and Avinash Naik. The local racket was masterminded by Thomas. More than 40 petrol pumps have been raided so far in the state. Police have found violations in around 28 of them. DCP, crime, Thane, Abhishek Trimukhe had hinted that there could be more raids in city and rest of Vidarbha.The owner of the petrol pump, former BJP corporator Navneet Singh Tuli, was however not taken into custody by the cops who cited the reason that his name is yet to come to fore. Out of four, two dispensing unit has been sealed by the raiding team comprising Indian Oil Corporation officials after it was found that the pulsars were rigged to deliver 40ml less fuel per litre.

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