Mangaluru: Main accused in stealing diesel from underground pipeline arrested

Mangaluru: The Bantwal rural police station officials on Tuesday arrested the main accused and six others connected to the case of stealing diesel from an underground pipeline.

Ivan Pinto, the main accused, is the owner of the land under which is the diesel pipeline.

The diesel stealing operation on the land was busted by police on July 31.

Since then the accused and others in the network were absconding.