Ahsanul Amin George, Khulna :
The gangs of stolen fuel-oil syndicate are active in Khulna city and district areas for a long time. Disbursement of stolen fuel-oil worth about taka crores have increased recently particularly at Kashipur area under Khalishpur police station in the city and in Digholia upazila area in the district. Some dishonest traders have allegedly been giving monthly tolls to three police stations ( Khalishpur & Daulatpur police stations in the city and Digholia police station in the district) and as such law enforcers particularly police do not take any action against the stolen fuel-oil traders, it is alleged.
Concerned sources said, fuel oil including petrol, diesel, octane , furnace oil and kerosene are brought from Chittagong by oil tankers in three oil depots named Padma, Meghna and Jamuna at city’s Khalishpur area which are anchored at three depot ghats beside the river Bhairab. Immediately after the anchoring the oil, the gangs of stolen fuel-oil syndicate become active for their brisk business. They steal oil through hose pipes at dead night by boats, connecting with tankers and collect petrol, diesel, octane and kerosene filling in drums.
Even they collect oil by plastic canes directly from the tankers in collaboration with some dishonest officials and staffs of the tankers, it is alleged. The stolen fuel oil are sold by boats. Besides, furnace oil are smuggled from the oil companies. After smuggling furnace oil, water is mixed with it which are sold at different factories and industries in Khulna. The larger portion of the stolen fuel-oil are sold to the dealers. Besides, the stolen fuel-oil are also sold at different shops at city’s Khalishpur and Daulatpur and Digholia upazila areas.
Some influential persons of Khalishpur and Digholia areas lead the stolen fuel-oil syndicate. Among them names of Mizanur Rahman Mizan, Lokman. Rockey, Shahin, Khalid, Ajgor, Tariqul. Bappy and Zia of Khalishpur area under Khalishpur police station and Enam, Al Amin, Tomas. Palash, Saiful Buro, Bipul alias Tariqul, Sayeedul, Sabbir, Aktar, Nasir and Almas of Digholia upazila area under Digholia police station.
It is also alleged that the stolen fuel-oil are distributed among some dishonest police officials and so called politicians.
Policemen of Khalishpur police station in Khulna city and Digholia police station of Khulna district, Detective Branch (DB) of Khulna city, City SB of Khulna city and District DB’s toll collector Moyeen, DSB’s toll collector Mesbah and Senhati police outpost under Digholia police station realize toll monthly taka 500 to 3000 from stolen fuel-oil traders. As such the stealing of fuel-oil is going on unabated without hesitation.
Recently, local people caught some persons of stolen fuel-oil syndicate along with 28 barrels diesel which were stolen from an oil tanker named “Markinten-13” and informed the police. But police did not take any step against them, on the contrary, police filed false cases against some local people who were innocent.
The gangs of stolen fuel-oil syndicate are active in Khulna city and district areas for a long time. Disbursement of stolen fuel-oil worth about taka crores have increased recently particularly at Kashipur area under Khalishpur police station in the city and in Digholia upazila area in the district. Some dishonest traders have allegedly been giving monthly tolls to three police stations ( Khalishpur & Daulatpur police stations in the city and Digholia police station in the district) and as such law enforcers particularly police do not take any action against the stolen fuel-oil traders, it is alleged.
Concerned sources said, fuel oil including petrol, diesel, octane , furnace oil and kerosene are brought from Chittagong by oil tankers in three oil depots named Padma, Meghna and Jamuna at city’s Khalishpur area which are anchored at three depot ghats beside the river Bhairab. Immediately after the anchoring the oil, the gangs of stolen fuel-oil syndicate become active for their brisk business. They steal oil through hose pipes at dead night by boats, connecting with tankers and collect petrol, diesel, octane and kerosene filling in drums.
Even they collect oil by plastic canes directly from the tankers in collaboration with some dishonest officials and staffs of the tankers, it is alleged. The stolen fuel oil are sold by boats. Besides, furnace oil are smuggled from the oil companies. After smuggling furnace oil, water is mixed with it which are sold at different factories and industries in Khulna. The larger portion of the stolen fuel-oil are sold to the dealers. Besides, the stolen fuel-oil are also sold at different shops at city’s Khalishpur and Daulatpur and Digholia upazila areas.
Some influential persons of Khalishpur and Digholia areas lead the stolen fuel-oil syndicate. Among them names of Mizanur Rahman Mizan, Lokman. Rockey, Shahin, Khalid, Ajgor, Tariqul. Bappy and Zia of Khalishpur area under Khalishpur police station and Enam, Al Amin, Tomas. Palash, Saiful Buro, Bipul alias Tariqul, Sayeedul, Sabbir, Aktar, Nasir and Almas of Digholia upazila area under Digholia police station.
It is also alleged that the stolen fuel-oil are distributed among some dishonest police officials and so called politicians.
Policemen of Khalishpur police station in Khulna city and Digholia police station of Khulna district, Detective Branch (DB) of Khulna city, City SB of Khulna city and District DB’s toll collector Moyeen, DSB’s toll collector Mesbah and Senhati police outpost under Digholia police station realize toll monthly taka 500 to 3000 from stolen fuel-oil traders. As such the stealing of fuel-oil is going on unabated without hesitation.
Recently, local people caught some persons of stolen fuel-oil syndicate along with 28 barrels diesel which were stolen from an oil tanker named “Markinten-13” and informed the police. But police did not take any step against them, on the contrary, police filed false cases against some local people who were innocent.
