Three arrested for stealing palm oil from tanker

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Periyapalayam constabulary arrested 3 persons who allegedly stole thenar lipid from a tanker that was transporting it from Royapuram to a manufacturing portion adjacent Periyapalayam successful Tiruvallur district.

On September 3, Sasikumar, 45, a lorry operator from Villupuram, transported astir 4,500 litres of lipid to the mill from the company’s premises successful Royapuram.

When the mill employees checked the tanker, they recovered that h2o had been mixed with the oil. Further investigating revealed that astir 1,400 litres of lipid was stolen. Following this, the institution lodged a complaint.

Based connected this, the constabulary registered a case, and tracked down Sasikumar utilizing his telephone number. They said portion proceeding to the factory, Sasikumar had stopped astatine a godown successful Tiruvottiyur, wherever helium drained the tanker of immoderate of its oil, and replaced it with water.

Subsequently, the constabulary seized 10 barrels of stolen oil, and arrested Sasikumar and his 2 accomplices — Sankaranarayanan, 42, and Rajkumar, 52, some from Kaladipet.

Published - September 26, 2025 01:02 americium IST

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