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| Oil scam smoke in IOC fire |
| The first inkling of sabotage or arson as one of the possible causes of the fire that broke out at the Indian Oil Corporation’s Sanganer depot
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| INDIA
, 17-November-2009
2:16:34 AM |
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The first inkling of sabotage or arson as one of the possible causes of the fire that broke out at the Indian Oil Corporation’s Sanganer depot near Jaipur on October 29, came from a Central Bureau of Investigation case.
In August, the CBI had busted an oil pilferage scam involving the now gutted IOC depot and had arrested two IOC supervisors, which the Jaipur police now believe could have triggered the act of arson or sabotage by those involved to cover up their tracks.
On August 23, the Jaipur unit of the CBI busted the oil pilferage ring in Sanganer and arrested the manager of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) depot, located just a few hundred metres from the IOC depot. CBI spokesperson Atul Gupta said, “The accused had sold fuel to black marketers from the HPCL depot and made up for the shortfall by transferring fuel from the IOC depot, which is the main petroleum hub for the area.”
He added that in just one day’s work, the accused had managed to siphon off close to 220 kilolitres diesel from the IOC depot. As of now, the CBI has arrested 16 people in connection with the scam, including the kingpin, Arun Kumar Sarkhoj, HPCL depot manager and IOC supervisors Lekhraj and Shivkumar.
“Sarkhoj had illegally supplied close to 220 KL diesel to tanker owners from the HPCL depot. He roped in Lekhraj and Shivkumar, promising rich dividends if they transferred diesel from the IOC depot to the HPCL depot,” Gupta said. He said the scam involved illegally transferring fuel to tankers, who would then sell it at prices slightly lower than market rates to fuel station owners in Jaipur
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