Tanker driver held for illegally ferrying 28k litres of diesel worth ₹26.32 lakh

Tanker driver held for illegally ferrying 28k litres of diesel worth ₹26.32 lakh

Rajmani Saroj (39) was held from near a hotel on the Goa-Panvel highway on Sunday, he said.

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"The tanker was carrying 28,000 litres of diesel worth ₹26.32 lakh. He was charged under IPC, Essential Commodities Act as well as High Speed Diesel (Regulation of Supply Distribution and Prevention of Mal Practices ) Order 2005," the Panvel Town police station official said.

"He was transporting the hazardous material which was harmful to the environment and posed a threat to people. Ramnarayan Subhedar Singh and Hrdaysingh Subhedar Singh have also been named as accused in the FIR," he added.