The gang was purchasing diesel from Karnataka and supplying it to big companies in the city illegally.
Published Date – 24 March 2024, 12:34 PM
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Hyderabad: The Cyberabad SOT team busted a diesel smuggling racket and caught six persons who are involved.
The gang was purchasing diesel from Karnataka and supplying it to big companies in the city illegally.
In Karnataka, the diesel is priced at Rs 85.75 while in Telangana it is priced at Rs. 97.75 . The gang with help of fuel station owners in Karnataka purchased the diesel and transported to Telangana and sold between a price of Rs. 92 a litre to Rs. 94 a litre, said the DCP SOT M Srinivas.
The police seized four diesel tankers.
Four suspects are absconding and efforts on to nab them.
