Chipmaker in petrol pump scam held in Maha
In what could be a major breakthrough in the petrol pump scam, which was busted in Uttar Pradesh, the mastermind of the scam was arrested by the Thane Crime Branch from Dombivli. During interrogation, the prime accused revealed that he was running the business of preparing micro chips for the past decade, helping petrol pump owners shortchange consumers.
Dombivli resident Vivek Shetye, 47, a Master in Science (Electronics) degree holder, provided micro chips after writing a software on it, which would then be installed in the dispensing units by tampering their seals. This resulted in a lower fuel supply to customers. Uttar Pradesh’s Special Task Force had earlier busted the scam and had shared the details of the two main accused involved in providing technical support to the petrol pump owners.
Another accused, Avinash Naik, 37, a resident of Pimpri-Chinchwad working with a company involved in security systems and home automation, was arrested for supplying remote controls to Shetye, were then used to control fuel supply automatically. Naik, a graduate in Electronics, was an employee who liaised with Shetye to provide the remote controls, which were later rigged with a chip.
Param Bir Singh, Thane Police Commissioner, said, “The STF from UP that …read more
