- Two accused arrested, case registered under Essential Commodities Act.
In Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, the police have arrested two accused, taking major action against illegal black marketing and refilling of domestic gas cylinders. Kotwali Ramnagar police took this action on the basis of information from the informer. Police had received information that illegal storage and refilling of domestic LPG cylinders was being done inside a house in Khatari area of the area.
Taking the information seriously, the police team raided the spot. During the raid, illegal storage and refilling of gas cylinders was going on inside the house on a large scale.
34 small and big cylinders recovered
During the action, the police recovered a total of 34 small and big gas cylinders from the spot, which are said to be from different companies. Apart from this, equipment used in LPG refilling, scales and weights and other items were also seized from the spot. The police have also recovered half a drum of diesel and other inflammable substances from there, which are considered extremely dangerous from safety point of view.
two accused arrested
In this case, the police have arrested two accused from the spot. The arrested accused have been identified as Aman alias Bhalla (26 years) and Shahzad alias Shaji (23 years), who are said to be residents of Khatadi, Ramnagar. Both the accused were found involved in illegal refilling and storage of domestic gas cylinders.
Case filed – action will be taken
According to the police, a case has been registered against the accused under Section 3/7 of the Essential Commodities Act. In this regard, FIR number 101/26 has been registered in Kotwali Ramnagar. Police say that this activity is not only a violation of the law, but it could have caused a major accident at any time, because illegal storage of flammable substances is extremely risky.
A police team was involved in this raid, which included Senior Sub Inspector Deepak Bisht, Sub Inspector Virendra Singh Bisht, Sub Inspector Dharmendra Kumar, constable Amit Kumar, Gagan Bhandari, Sanjay Singh and lady constable Reshu. The team carried out the action in a planned manner and caught the accused red handed.
Police said that both the accused will be produced before the court and further legal action is underway. The police have also appealed to the general public that if they get information about such illegal activities anywhere, they should immediately inform the police, so that possible accidents can be prevented by taking timely action.