They have also identified one of the employee as Santosh (21). The owner of the unit, Janardhan, is absconding.
CCB police said the owner of the Balajee Petrol Pump in Sanjay Nagar Main Road used to issue emission certificates without a thorough check of the vehicles. “To issue such certificates, he used to charge Rs 100. Cases have been booked under the violation of MV Act and Environment Protection Act,” police said.
(Published 31 July 2010, 19:14 IST)