Keonjhar, Nov 13: At least three persons have been arrested for allegedly stealing diesel from a contractual firm in Turumunga area of Keonjhar district.

The arrestees have been identified as Gul Mohammad of Uttar Pradesh, MD Sarafat of Bihar and MD Attabuddin of Jharkhand.

According to the report, the trio was stealing diesel from a camp of the contractual firm in Turumunga area when some other workers spotted them. The senior manager of the firm Chinmaya Satpathy informed the Turumunga police.

Being informed, police apprehended the three accused and seized 55 litres of diesel from their possession.