Ahilynagar LCB personnel along with the two men found at the illegal gas refill centre and seized gas cylinders and other articles.
Nashik: Acting on a tip-off, the Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Ahilyanagar police raided an illegal gas refill centre in Dakshata Nagar on Friday and arrested two people, seizing articles worth over Rs 21 lakh. The seized items included 79 filled domestic gas cylinders, 49 filled commercial cylinders and five empty domestic cylinders, besides four mini trucks, a pickup truck and a car. The suspects were identified as Kalla Singh (24) and Gaurav Adhav (34), both residents of Ahilyanagar. Police seized two gas-transfer machines, two digital weighing scales, a heat gun used to seal cylinders, 30 gas caps and plastic safety labels.
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During interrogation, the duo allegedly told police that the illegal business was owned by another person, who is absconding. Police said efforts were underway to trace and arrest the absconding suspects. An LCB team, while patrolling in the Tofkhana police limits, received a tip-off about an illegal gas transfer operation being run in an open space behind a shop on Tapovan Road. The suspects were allegedly transferring LPG from domestic cylinders into commercial cylinders without a valid licence and selling it illegally. The team raided the premises in the presence of panchas and caught two men allegedly refilling commercial cylinders using an electric motor pump and digital weighing scales. Neither could produce valid authorisation or licences for handling domestic or commercial LPG cylinders. They also disclosed that the domestic LPG cylinders used for refilling were supplied by another person, who is also at large. Further legal action is being taken. Download the TOI App.