Archive · 5 Nov 2025
Mumbai Police Arrest Four for Illegal Storage and Sale of Petroleum Products
Imagine someone is taking gasoline from a big truck and putting it into smaller barrels to sell it secretly.
This is like stealing and is also dangerous because it could cause a fire.
Police in Mumbai found people doing this at a storage place.
They arrested four people who were doing the dirty work, like driving the trucks and filling the barrels.
The police also took away the truckloads of gasoline and other things they were using.
They are looking for more people involved.
This kind of activity is against the law because it's not safe and it's like stealing valuable fuel.
Four individuals were arrested in Sewree, Mumbai, for the illegal storage and sale of petroleum-like substances.
Police seized petroleum products valued at approximately ₹62.9 lakh, including fuel in tankers and iron drums.
The accused allegedly diverted tankers from authorized routes to siphon and sell the petroleum illegally.
The illegal operation was conducted at a depot in Sewree, posing risks to public safety.
An FIR has been registered, and further investigation is underway to identify accomplices still at large.
- Who
- Sewree Police arrested four individuals; Suraj Pravin Devre filed the complaint.
- What
- Four individuals were arrested for illegally storing and selling petroleum-like substances, involving the siphoning of fuel from tankers into iron drums for illegal sale.
- When
- The raid was conducted on November 4.
- Where
- The operation took place at a depot near A Flat No. 1C, Coal Depot, Fisbery Road, Sewree, Mumbai.
- Why
- The individuals were engaged in illegal storage and sale of petroleum-like substances, diverting tankers from authorized routes and posing risks to public safety.
Law Enforcement
Accused
Legality of Petroleum Storage and Sale
Law Enforcement
The accused were illegally storing and selling petroleum-like substances, endangering lives and public safety by transferring them from tankers into iron drums for illicit sales.
Accused
The article does not contain statements from the accused regarding the legality of their actions.
Diversion of Tankers
Law Enforcement
The accused diverted tankers from their authorized delivery routes to siphon and sell petroleum illegally.
Accused
The article does not contain statements from the accused refuting the diversion of tankers.
- Arrested Individuals
- Mahendra Kumar Ramnath Yadav (39), Amit Ramhit Yadav (22), Rajkumar Lallan Prasad Verma (26), Sanjay Parasnath Verma (22)
- Wanted Individuals
- Arif, Ramesh Saroj, Jamshed, Santosh
- Location of Raid
- Near A Flat No. 1C, Coal Depot, Fisbery Road, Sewree, Mumbai
- Date of Raid
- November 4
- Seized Items
- 14 iron drums with petroleum-like liquid (approx. 2,800 liters), Tempo MH01DR 7923, 4 Tankers, 15 empty drums, cans, buckets, and tools
- Total Value of Seized Property
- ₹62,91,260
- Registered FIR Sections
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 287, 125; Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Sections 3, 7