A gang reportedly siphoning fuel from the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation's (BPC) Dhaka–Chattogram pipeline was exposed after the pipeline ruptured in the Hadirfakirhat area of Mirsharai upazila in Chattogram.
The incident occurred this morning when fuel began continuously seeping from the underground pipeline, alarming locals and prompting police and multiple agencies to rush to the site.
Police and BPC officials suspect the gang had been stealing fuel for an extended period by setting up a makeshift structure beside the pipeline.
The theft had remained hidden until the rupture revealed the siphoning operation.
Authorities have already identified the owner of the makeshift structure and those who rented it, and police are conducting drives to arrest those involved.
