FAISALABAD, Pakistan 27 Sep (Digital Itla) — Police in Faisalabad have registered a criminal case against 16 people, including property developers and a landowner, following allegations of large-scale diesel theft from a PARCO petroleum pipeline, authorities said on Sunday.
The alleged theft occurred near Chak No. 73 JB Chaupal and New City Housing Colony within the jurisdiction of the Thikriwala police station, where suspects allegedly breached the underground pipeline through illegal excavation to siphon fuel.
According to police officials, the First Information Report (FIR) names nine primary suspects—identified as Akram, Faisal, Ramadan, Abdullah, Naveed, Asif, Nasir, Naseer Ahmed, and Luqman—along with seven unidentified accomplices.
Investigators are also probing the owners of the housing development, identified as Faisal and Tayyab, regarding their potential involvement or oversight in facilitating access to the site.
Police raid teams have been deployed to arrest the nominated suspects while forensic teams collect evidence to trace the full extent of the operation and identify additional collaborators.
