M'lore: Illegal Storage of Kerosene, Diesel worth Rs 1.75 Lac Found at Gorigudda
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (RS/SB)
Mangalore, Jan 9: Police under assistant superintendent of police Amit Singh conducted a raid on Saturday January 9 and unearthed kerosene and diesel worth Rs 1.75 lac illegally stored near Gorigudda Ration Store, Valencia here under Mangalore South (Pandeshwar) police station limits.
The kerosene and diesel stored belongs to Alvin Mascarenhas, who is running a ration store in Gorigudda. The illegal storage was found in a building adjacent to the ration store. The fuel stored illegally in barrels and tanks included approximately 5,000 litres of kerosene and 1,000 litres of diesel.
The diesel was transported here through tanker drivers illegally through an understanding with the the owner of the ration store. The illegal diesel was used to mix with kerosene after changing its colour using cement and some wood, informed the police on the spot.
The diesel mixed with kerosene was sold at the ration store as white kerosene for a higher cost. The kerosene supplied at the store here too is illegal as the stock of kerosene was found to be more than the recommended supply by the department of food and civil supplies, added police.
Pandeshwar police have seized fuel-filled barrels, tanks and electric motors used to pump the fuel to tanks. The team under Pandeshwar police inspector Tilak Chandra and sub-inspector Ramakrishna are investigating the case.