Morang police have caught five individuals red-handed while trying to illegally transport diesel intended for Biratnagar area to sell in the black market on Sunday night.

Morang Police Chief Sandip Bhandari informed that the police have impounded the fuel tanker ( Na 4 Kha 4142) along with 19,500 litre diesel being loaded to sell in high price from outside traders and five individuals from Biratnagar-based Dhital Oil Traders premises.

The arrestees have been identified as tanker driver, Jogindra Urav Chauhaan of Singiya, Sunari, conductor Bhim Bahadur Majhi of Prakaspur-6, Sunsari and petrol pump staffers Bajaru Chaudhari, Ramesh Adhikari of Biratnagar-5 and Sitaram Chaudhary of Baklauri-3, Sunsari.