The CBI has registered cases against three petrol pump owners in the city for unauthorisedly storing petroleum products at their respective pumps for the purpose of adulteration of petrol and diesel.
According to sources, the agency conducted surprise checks at various petrol pumps in the city following a complaint of largescale adulteration in petroleum products. Three pumps — located in Geeta colony, village Tikri Kalan (Nangloi) and Vishwakarma colony (Prahladpur) — were found to be storing several petroleum products in storage tanks, including underground tanks. The other materials recovered during the checks were plastic drums and pipes, chemicals such as bleaching powder and suction pumps that had been stored unauthorisedly, sources added.
“Unauthorised storing of such products indicate that these were used for adulteration purposes and for sale also. Petroleum products, meant for adulteration purpose, which were recovered include, light diesel oil, kerosene, high speed diesel, black oil, kerosene treated with bleaching powder, hydrogen peroxide and high density black oil,” the sources added. Samples of various petroleum goods were taken by the officials of the oil companies, sources said, adding that the presence of bleaching powder and other chemicals reveals that they were being used to discolour kerosene for adulteration.