<p>Police arrested three men for allegedly puncturing Petronet MHB Ltd’s Mangaluru-Bengaluru pipeline at Arala in Bantwal and pilfering petroleum products.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane said that the arrested persons included prime accused Ivan Charl Pinto (43), welders Ajith from Pacchanady Bondel and Joyel Preetham D’Souza from Kannur.</p>.<p>The police are on the lookout for other suspects involved in the incident.</p>.<p>Upon witnessing the loss of pressure during pumping of petroleum products through the pipeline on July 11, officials of the company conducted a survey and had identified a location in Arala in<br />Bantwal.</p>.<p>Narrowing down on the spot, they had found damage to the pipeline and arrangements made to drain petroleum products. Accordingly, a complaint was registered against Charl Pinto for allegedly stealing petroleum products worth Rs 40 lakh. </p>.<p>The police have seized a jeep, cans used for filling diesel, and also diesel.</p>.<p>The prime accused Ivan had engaged the welders Ajith and Preetham to drill a hole in the pipeline, the police officials said.</p>
<p>Police arrested three men for allegedly puncturing Petronet MHB Ltd’s Mangaluru-Bengaluru pipeline at Arala in Bantwal and pilfering petroleum products.</p>.<p>Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane said that the arrested persons included prime accused Ivan Charl Pinto (43), welders Ajith from Pacchanady Bondel and Joyel Preetham D’Souza from Kannur.</p>.<p>The police are on the lookout for other suspects involved in the incident.</p>.<p>Upon witnessing the loss of pressure during pumping of petroleum products through the pipeline on July 11, officials of the company conducted a survey and had identified a location in Arala in<br />Bantwal.</p>.<p>Narrowing down on the spot, they had found damage to the pipeline and arrangements made to drain petroleum products. Accordingly, a complaint was registered against Charl Pinto for allegedly stealing petroleum products worth Rs 40 lakh. </p>.<p>The police have seized a jeep, cans used for filling diesel, and also diesel.</p>.<p>The prime accused Ivan had engaged the welders Ajith and Preetham to drill a hole in the pipeline, the police officials said.</p>