The Loni Kalbhor police have busted a major racket of fuel theftand arrested two persons on charges of breaching the supply pipeline of HPCL Company and pilfering 160 litres of diesel till date.

The accused have been identified as Riyaz Rajahmed Rangrez(45), and Ulfat Husain Shaikh (32), both residents of Solapur. They were arrested on Sunday and produced in the court. The duo was remanded to police custody till Tuesday.