Hyderabad, March 30 -- City police on Monday arrested 10 persons for illegally storing and selling LPG cylinders at inflated prices in Banjara Hills.
Acting on credible information, the Commissioner's Task Force, Jubilee Hills Zone, along with Banjara Hills Police, conducted a raid near a graveyard at Nagarjuna X Road and seized a total of 414 HP gas cylinders along with multiple transport vehicles.
The value of the seized property is estimated at Rs 21.88 lakh.
The prime accused, identified as Mohd. Aamir, was allegedly operating a gas agency and illegally dumping cylinders at the site with the help of workers. The accused were reportedly selling the cylinders to customers at higher-than-authorised rates, violating safety norms and gove...