- LPG Racket Busted in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar raid
- Gas smuggling from HPCL tankers exposed by vigilance
Hyderabad, April 3: An LPG Racket Busted case has come to light in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar district, where a gang involved in gas smuggling was arrested. Officials seized assets worth about Rs 1.26 crore during the operation.
The action followed specific inputs received by state level vigilance officers. Therefore, officials conducted a surprise raid on April 2 night in the Kojewadi Shivar area. The operation was led by officer Ganesh Bellali. During the raid, the team caught the gang in the act of stealing LPG gas from tankers.
Investigators found that the smugglers were removing seals from tankers belonging to Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited. They then transferred the gas into smaller tankers and cylinders. The gang was also seen loading LPG into commercial and domestic cylinders at the site.
LPG Racket Busted reveals large scale gas diversion
Meanwhile, vigilance officials seized two tankers with registration numbers MH 43 K 5921 and MH 43 CK 5747. They also recovered about 35,220 kilograms of LPG during the raid. In addition, officials seized 26 commercial and domestic gas cylinders from the location.
Officials estimated the total value of seized assets at around Rs 1.26 crore. They also noted that the recovered gas could support about 2480 poor families. This highlights the scale of diversion and its impact on public supply.
An official stated that the mafia is profiting by stealing gas meant for ordinary people’s cooking needs. Meanwhile, the ongoing tense situation in West Asia and disruption of fuel supply from the Strait of Hormuz have created a shortage of gas across the country. Therefore, the mafia is said to be taking advantage of the situation and continuing such illegal activities.
The investigation is ongoing as authorities examine the network behind the smuggling operation and assess the full extent of the racket.
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