Four held for stealing crude oil in Kohat

KOHAT: The police here on Sunday arrested four persons on the charges of stealing gas and crude oil in the limits of Bilitang Police Station.

A police official said that the police conducted two separate raids during which the four persons were arrested red-handed while stealing gas and crude oil in the limits of Bilitang Police Station.

The police registered cases against the accused under the relevant sections of the law.

The arrested accused were identified as Abdul Majeed from Chakwal, Liaqat Ali Khan from

Mianwali, Mohammad Shahzad from Muzaffargarh and Naseem Khan from Kohat.

The police also recovered 19 drums filled with crude oil and two gas cylinders. The police said that the accused sold crude oil and gas in other cities.