Navi Mumbai: Diesel Siphoning Racket Busted In Turbhe MIDC; Seized Material Worth ₹94.36 Lakh
Navi Mumbai, October 27, 2026: Two tanker drivers were caught allegedly stealing diesel from tankers diverted from the Vashi oil terminal after the Mumbai-Thane Rationing Department’s flying squad raided a site in Turbhe MIDC on Monday night. The team seized two tankers, around 14,000 litres of diesel and 25,000 litres of a petroleum-like liquid, along with other material, collectively valued at…
In Navi Mumbai's Turbhe MIDC, a diesel siphoning racket was busted on Monday night when a flying squad arrested two tanker drivers and seized equipment and materials worth Rs 94.36 lakh. The raid unfolded after the Mumbai-Thane Rationing Department received a tip-off about tankers diverting diesel from the Vashi oil terminal to an open plot in Turbhe MIDC.
The officials, comprising Assistant Controller Pradeep Kale, Chief Inspection Officer Nagnath Hangarge, and several rationing inspectors, seized two tankers and around 14,000 liters of diesel, along with 25,000 liters of a petroleum-like liquid and other materials. Two drivers, Arshad Khan and Sachin Yadav, were also detained and admitted to selling the stolen diesel to businessman Sameer Saroj at Rs 50 per liter.
The case has been registered under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and the Motor Spirit and High-Speed Diesel Order, 1998, with further investigation underway.
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