Kuddos continue to steal diesel from private buses

Private bus owners in the Galle-Wakwella area say that there is a racket of stealing diesel from private buses.

They said that the diesel caps of two private buses parked in the Wakwella area in Galle had been broken into and diesel had been stolen.

Kuddos continue to steal diesel from private buses

The bus owners also said that they were in a desperate situation due to the theft of diesel supplied to the buses from the queues for two or three days.

Mr. Justin Kalupahana:

Bus owners have been facing many problems due to the theft of fuel. It is very difficult to get oil and run the bus industry. But there is no way to protect the fuel in the buses from thieves. The motorcycle of a person who had come to steal oil was handed over to the police. There is information on CCTV cameras. The police have been informed about this. From the revenue earned from buses

Only oiling can be done. Leasing has to be paid. How can this business be run if thieves steal some oil?

The. Mr. Manjula:

We also have three buses at our house. 60,000-70,000 rupees had been spent on fuel for a bus to go on a pleasure trip. The oil had been stolen. Drug addicts carry on this racket. He says that bus owners have to protect the buses without sleeping.

Mr. S. Wijepala, a bus driver:

I work as a driver for a private bus service. A brand new bus from this service station had about 200 liters of diesel. The oil was taken away by breaking the key in the fuel tank. He also said that the cap of the tank was broken.

Poddala Police say that two suspects have been identified by the police and have fled the area. Poddala Police are conducting investigations to arrest the two suspects.