Port Blair, Jan 19: Eight persons have been arrested by South Andaman Police for illegal storage, transportation and sale of petroleum.
On a tip off about loading of Petroleum onto a Dinghy at Brookshabad sea shore on 16 January evening for illegal transportation to other Islands, a police party of P.S. Pahargaon led by SHO Joju rushed to the spot and apprehended three persons namely K Anmasi (42) yrs, Engine Dinghy Operator r/o Brookshabad, S. Pandi (36) yrs., r/o Anarkali and Pramod Lakra (28) r/o Kadakachang both pvt labour. They were found on a boat anchored on sea shore alongwith two Pantoons & one engine dinghy with 16 nos. petrol drums containing about 3000 ltr. of petrol and 12 nos. diesel drums containing about 2480 ltrs. of diesel. They failed to produce any valid documents relating to storage/transporting of petroleum product. Investigation revealed that the petrol & diesel were being illegally transported by Nani Gopal Das (43) yrs., Lalit Mohan Das (65) yrs. and V. Kunju (62) yrs. residents of Havelock who run business there. They have been arrested on 18 January by Pahargaon Police.
Meanwhile, two persons were arrested in Havelock for illegally procuring, storing & selling of petroleum products without license. On a tip off on 17th January the residences of Sandeep Sikdar and Naba Kumar Biswas were raided by a police party led by SHO Abita Bachan, SI Mithun Kirtonia and others and 1600 ltr. of petrol in eight drums were seized. They did not have any license. Both have been arrested under Petroleum Act 1934 & Indian Penal Code for the illegal act. Further investigation is in progress to unearth illegal transportation, storage and sale of petroleum in the islands.
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