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Delhi Police Dismantle Three-Year Aviation Turbine Fuel Smuggling Racket

A June 22 raid on a Mundka godown unearthed forged dip rods alongside duplicate master keys used to siphon 72,000 litres of ATF, triggering six arrests with inquiries launched to trace additional racketeers.

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(Representative image) In total, over 72,000 litres of stolen aviation turbine fuel were recovered from the raids. (REUTERS)
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Overview

  • Tip-offs led to the Mundka operation where 72,000 litres of ATF bound for IGI Airport were seized from a concealed godown.
  • The three-year network siphoned about 5,000 litres of jet fuel daily, causing an estimated monthly loss of Rs 1.62 crore to the exchequer.
  • Perpetrators manipulated GPS tracking, fabricated dip rods and duplicated master keys to reroute HPCL Asoda Depot tankers to the hidden facility.
  • Six suspects—including former tanker driver Gaya Prasad Yadav and main buyer Rajkumar Chaudhary—were arrested and two helpers detained.
  • Stolen fuel was repackaged as mineral turpentine oil and distributed to paint and ink industries in Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.