Gang lays 1.5-km underground pipe to steal from BPCL depot

MUMBAI: Smuggling of oil on the high seas may be common in Mumbai but it is perhaps for the first time that police have come across a case where a gang rigged a 1.5-inch diameter pipe at the BPCL's supply system at Sewri. The pipe ran for 1.5 km and was used to pilfer base oil--used to manufacture greases, motor oil and metal processing fluids.