Karachi: A person was caught and sent behind bars for ‘stealing’ oil from main supply line in Bin Qasim, police said. Accused Ashraf was arrested in injured condition after shootout with cops when he was stealing oil from Parco’s line in Bin Qasim’s Wali Town. Police said arrested is mastermind of gang involved in stealing oil from company’s oil supply line several times.

 Weapons have been also recovered from custody of arrested Ashraf. Last year, police arrested an oil tanker driver who allegedly stole 5,000 litres of crude oil and was transporting it to another location. According to Sindh Superintendent Police Malir Irfan Bahadur, arrested person is one of key suspects of gang involved in crude oil theft from Petroleum Company.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 23 2023

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