India, May 5 -- LUCKNOW A gang involved in stealing diesel and petrol from tankers departing the HPCL depot in Lucknow was on Monday busted by a joint team of the Sarojini Nagar police station and the surveillance cell of South Zone, said officials.

The gang members were in collaboration with tanker drivers. They would steal a portion of the fuel and replace it with similar-looking chemicals sourced from Unnao. The stolen diesel/petrol was then sold at discounted prices in rural areas such as Kakori, Mohammada, Chakauli, Behta, and Samda, said DCP (south zone) Nipun Agarwal.

"Five members of the gang were arrested while in the act of siphoning oil from a tanker near TS Mishra University," he said, adding the involvement of cops posted a...