Rajkot: Police Kutch arrested three accused of looting an edible oil tanker.
The police also confiscated 33 tons of soybean oil worth Rs 49 lakh from the defendant.
The police have arrested Jayesh Ahir, a resident of Bhimasar Village, Prakash Ahir, a resident of Mithi Rohan Village and Amit Bhatt from Adipur.
Salim Nayi’s main charges and Gopal Dangar are still runaway, said source in the police department.
The incident occurred on Wednesday night when Hanuman Ram Bisnoi, who drove a tanker, contained soybeans from Port Kandla and headed for Rajasthan.
He was intercepted by two people borne by motorbikes near the village of Nani Chirai at Bhachau Taluka from Kutch.
Both were bound by Bisnoi and then one of them drove a tanker.
He then returned with an empty tanker and the two interceptors warned the driver so as not to stop at the nearest place.
Worried about his life, Bisnoi continued to drive until Samkhiyali where he told the owner of the tanker about the incident.
Three was held to rob soybean oil tankers
