Man held for stealing 1 litre petrol from bike

Aurangabad

: Jalna police have booked and arrested a man on the charges stealing one litre of petrol from a parked bike.

For the first time, such an offence has been registered in the state after the petrol prices have breached Rs 100-mark in recent times.

As on date, petrol is being sold for Rs 110 per litre at petrol pumps in and around Aurangabad. Police said the rise in petrol prices may be the reason for the accused to steal it. The accused has been identified as Gajanan Golwal of Hasnabadwadi

On Thursday, Narayan Patil (62) caught Golwal while he was stealing petrol from Patil’s bike, which was parked in the verandah of the former’s house. Hearing the commotion, the locals gathered there and physically assaulted the man.

A police team rushed to the spot. The injured suspect was taken to hospital where he got primary treatment, before being handed over to the police.

Inspector Shirish Humbe told TOI, the accused has been remanded in judicial custody after being produced before Ambad-based court.

He said the preliminary probe has revealed that the accused is a murder accused, who was released from prison under emergency parole granted soon after the Covid outbreak.


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