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Crime
Police Stop Oil Tanker on NH-62 Near Sirohi After Chase, Seize ₹4.42 Crore Doda Post
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 18 Oct 2026, 05:15 PM
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Rajasthan police chased an oil tanker on National Highway‑62 near Sirohi, stopped it and recovered 2,947 kg of doda post worth about ₹4.42 crore, arresting the driver from Jodhpur.
Police units from the Sirohi district began a high‑speed pursuit of an oil tanker that had ignored a checkpoint on National Highway‑62. The tanker, travelling at an elevated speed, was finally forced to stop after the police deployed a roadblock and used a pursuit vehicle to bring it under control.
A thorough search of the vehicle uncovered 147 containers holding a total of 2,947 kilograms of doda post, a commodity valued at roughly ₹4.42 crore. The seized stock was documented and secured for further forensic examination.
The driver, identified as a resident of Jodhpur, was taken into custody at the scene. Investigators are probing the source of the cargo and the intended destination, while the seized goods have been handed over to the relevant authorities for legal processing.
A thorough search of the vehicle uncovered 147 containers holding a total of 2,947 kilograms of doda post, a commodity valued at roughly ₹4.42 crore. The seized stock was documented and secured for further forensic examination.
The driver, identified as a resident of Jodhpur, was taken into custody at the scene. Investigators are probing the source of the cargo and the intended destination, while the seized goods have been handed over to the relevant authorities for legal processing.