The Vijayapura police on Monday, freed a person who was locked up in a petrol bunk for nearly 12 days, over non payment of fuel dues.
Mounesh Pattar, was stripped to his inner wear and locked up in a room in the Bhosle Service Station petrol bunk in Muddebihal for at least 12 days. He faces the allegation of not clearing dues of ₹10-15 lakh for diesel purchase. The fuel was bought for trucks of Shivashakti borewells, a Tamil Nadu-based company. Mr. Pattar was the borewell company’s local agent.
