The Mumbai Police have taken action against a gas delivery worker, Shahid Ali Imam Hussain Sayyed, for unlawfully storing commercial LPG cylinders in a public area. Sayyed was found with 23 empty commercial gas cylinders and a tempo, which have been confiscated. Authorities invoked sections of the Essential Commodities Act and the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Order, 2000, based on a complaint from a rationing officer in the Govandi area.
A rationing inspector raised concerns about a suspiciously parked tempo near a public toilet in Gautam Nagar, close to the Deonar slaughterhouse. Upon investigation, the police discovered 23 empty commercial LPG cylinders of various capacities, including those from Bharat Gas and Hindustan Gas. The accused was allegedly storing the cylinders illegally for personal financial gain, with the total value of the seized items estimated at Rs 93,800.
Similar incidents have been on the rise recently. In Delhi, the Crime Branch dismantled an illegal LPG cylinder storage and refilling operation in the Dabri area, seizing 17 domestic gas cylinders from multiple companies. Acting on credible intelligence, officials conducted a raid at a shop in Seetapuri, uncovering unauthorized activities involving Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum, and Indane Gas cylinders. In another case in Mumbai’s Kalbadevi area, two individuals, Harish Mehta and Prakash Purohit, faced charges for misusing domestic LPG cylinders for commercial purposes at a hotel, leading to an FIR under relevant laws.
