Furnace oil worth Rs 10 lakh seized

Dewas(MP), Dec 20 (UNI) Furnace oil valued at over Rs 10 lakh was seized from a dhaba on Dewas-Bhopal road here last night and three persons arrested, police said.

On a tip-off about a gang selling furnace oil, police raided the dhaba and arrested kingpin Shaligram and his brother Hunarsingh and tanker driver Saheb Singh.

Instead of taking the tanker, filled with 12,000 litre furnace oil from Mangalia depot elsewhere, the driver took it to the dhaba for selling. Another 15 drums, each containing 200 litres of furnace oil, were also seized from the dhaba, police added.

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