Mangalore, January 17: The police in Haliyal have arrested four persons for allegedly stealing diesel from the generator of a telephone tower belonging to a private mobile phone company at Murkawada.
A total of 60 litres of diesel estimated at Rs. 2,700 was recovered from the accused. The police seized a goods rickshaw used to transport the stolen diesel.
Among the arrested, Ramesh alias Ramanagouda Gowdar hailed from Karadigudda while Nagaraj Badiger and Fakirappa Dinni were from Holtikoti village in Dharwad District. Mahesh Pattar is a resident of Byahatti in Dharwad district.
The police are on the look out for another accused Moinuddin Babajaan. The accused were found to have been involved in the theft of diesel and the batteries in other places, the police said.
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