Kolkata, two persons were arrested by CID in connection with pilfering crude oil from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) pipeline in Howrah district.

CID DIG (Operations) Dilip Kumar Adak said, that two accused Rashid Ahmed alias Pappu and Mohammed Noor Alam were arrested from Ankurhati for pilfering the IOC pipeline in the area.

Police recovered around 6,000 litres of crude oli, several barrels, two tankers, and several equipment used to suck out oil from the pipelines from accused.

Adak said, "We had information from our sources as well as from IOC officials that pilferage was happening for a long time in the area. Acting on this information, a team of CID officials raided Ankurhati and nabbed the two and the duo was part of an international racket of oil theft".

Accused Ahmed have been remanded for 13 days in CID custody, he added.