Bangalore: Two persons were arrested for stealing aviation fuel worth Rs 25 lakh, City Crime Branch police said.
The duo in connivance with oil tanker drivers used to steal the fuel by drilling a hole into the tanker's cap, police said.
The police confiscated articles, including a tanker containing 20,000 litres of aviation, four iron funnels, plastic can, plastic pipes and Rs 3,000 cash.
After stealing the aviation fuel, the accused used to sell it in black market at an exorbitant price, they said.
The duo in connivance with oil tanker drivers used to steal the fuel by drilling a hole into the tanker's cap, police said.
The police confiscated articles, including a tanker containing 20,000 litres of aviation, four iron funnels, plastic can, plastic pipes and Rs 3,000 cash.
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