Diesel worth Rs 24.5 lakh seized from tanker in Thane district; 8 booked

Police in Maharashtra's Thane district seized 25,000 litres of diesel worth Rs 24.5 lakh from an illegally transporting tanker, registering a case against eight people.

The police have seized 25,000 litres of diesel worth Rs 24.5 lakh from a tanker, which was transporting the fuel illegally in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said.

A case was registered against eight people, including the tanker owner and driver, following the seizure at the Kharigaon toll naka on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway on Thursday afternoon, a Kalwa police official said.

Officials from the state government's supplies department were conducting routine checks when they spotted the tanker, which was carrying 25,000 litres of diesel without a valid permit or mandatory authorisation required to transport petroleum products, he said.

While a probe into the source and destination of the black-market fuel network is underway, no arrests have been made in the case, the official added.