Delhi Police bust LPG hoarding and black marketing racket, 75 cylinders seized

NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown on the illegal storage, transportation, and suspected black marketing of LPG cylinders, police in north Delhi recovered a large quantity of illegally stored gas cylinders and arrested one man, police said on Friday.

The operation, by the staff of police station Bawana in the Outer North District, was carried out under the overall leadership of Joint Commissioner of Police, Northern Range, Vijay Singh, and the supervision of DCP, Outer North District, Hareshwar Swami. Police teams were specifically directed to take strict action against unauthorised LPG storage and distribution to maintain law and order and ensure public safety.

On Thursday, a dedicated police team developed specific intelligence regarding the illegal storage and transportation of LPG cylinders in the Bawana area. Acting swiftly, the information was shared with senior officials, and a team comprising HC Jitender and HC Pankaj was formed under the supervision of SHO, Bawana, Gaurav Singh, and ACP, Bawana, Joginder Singh.

Acting on the tip-off, the team set up a picket near District Park, Sector-2, DSIIDC, Bawana. At around 4 p.m., a pickup vehicle bearing registration number DL1LAM2817 was spotted and identified by an informer as carrying illegally transported LPG cylinders. The vehicle was immediately stopped and inspected.