SOG Nabs Trio for Crude Oil Theft in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan Police's Special Operations Group (SOG) has arrested three individuals for stealing crude oil from the underground Mudra-Panipat pipeline. The suspects, including the mastermind Bhagwan Singh, were apprehended following a complaint by an IOCL official. Investigations are ongoing.

The Rajasthan Police's Special Operations Group (SOG) has arrested three individuals for allegedly stealing crude oil by drilling holes in the underground Mudra-Panipat pipeline of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), according to officials.

Additional Director General of Police (ATS and SOG) V K Singh announced that a reward of Rs 10,000 each was offered for the arrest of Sohanram Vishnoi and Akash Jain, linked to the theft case reported by Sher Singh Chauhan, a senior maintenance manager at IOCL in Beawar.

The Jodhpur team of SOG successfully apprehended Vishnoi from Jodhpur, Bhupendra Singh alias Raju from Morbi, and Bhagwan Singh alias Bhaggi from Vadodara, Gujarat. A jeep and a car used in the transportation of the stolen crude oil were also seized. V K Singh identified Bhagwan Singh as the mastermind responsible for drilling the holes and installing valves in the pipeline. Further investigations are in progress, officials added.