LUCKNOW, March 16 -- While consumers across Lucknow queued up for LPG refills, a resort on Mohan Road was allegedly being used to illegally store and refill gas cylinders. The district administration busted an alleged black marketing racket on Saturday, recovering 88 LPG cylinders and a vehicle from Abhinandan Resort. The fallout has landed at the doorstep of a Samajwadi Party leader, with his wife among those named in the FIR. The raid was conducted by a joint team of the district administration and the supply department under district supply officer Vijay Pratap Singh, after residents alerted authorities about suspicious activity at the resort. The seized stock included 65 empty domestic cylinders of 14.2 kg, nine filled domestic cylinders and 14 cylinders of 5 kg capacity. A Bolero Maxi Truck (UP32 QN 5729), allegedly used for transporting the cylinders, was also seized. Preliminary investigation suggested cylinders were being illegally refilled and stored inside the resort, allegedly violating safety regulations and provisions of the Essential Commodities Act. Residents said they noticed frequent movement of vehicles carrying cylinders, raising suspicions that domestic LPG was being diverted and sold illegally even as consumers struggled to obtain refills through legitimate channels. Following the raid, an FIR was lodged at Kakori police station. Those named include Manju Kanojia, proprietor of Aseem Bharat Gas Agency and wife of SP leader Sonu Kanojia, agency manager Munna alias Iqtada Husain, resort owner Surendra Kumar, truck owner Jameel Ahmad; and another accused identified as Sahil. Officials said investigation is underway to determine whether the alleged racket was part of a larger network involved in the diversion and black marketing of domestic LPG in the region....