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Businessman detained for hoarding diesel in Magura
Greenwatch Desk
Crime
2026-03-13, 1:55pm
Police on Friday morning detained a businessman in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district on charges of illegally stockpiling a large quantity of diesel.
The arrestee, Gopal Saha, 45, was held during a raid at his residence in Rajpat village of Rajapur union in the upazila.
Ashrafuzzaman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mohammadpur police station, said that based on a secret tip-off regarding Gopal Saha’s illegal stockpiling of fuel, the police conducted the raid.
During the operation, 3,000 liters of diesel, stored in large barrels, were recovered.
A case has been filed against him under Section 25/1 of the Special Powers Act in connection with the incident, reports UNB.