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Illegal LPG stockpile busted in Pune district; hundreds of cylinders seized

According to officials, a raid was conducted at a private godown in the Kasarwadi area of Pimpri-Chinchwad after residents alerted authorities about illegal storage of domestic gas cylinders. Preliminary investigation suggests that the premises were operating as an unauthorised storage facility

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Authorities raid an illegal LPG stockpile in Kasarwadi, Pune, seizing hundreds of hoarded domestic cylinders. Pic/Screengrab

Authorities raid an illegal LPG stockpile in Kasarwadi, Pune, seizing hundreds of hoarded domestic cylinders. Pic/Screengrab

Acting on complaints from citizens about suspected hoarding of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders, officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with Pimpri-Chinchwad Police and Pune District administration, conducted a raid on a shop and its godown in Kasarwadi over alleged hoarding.

During the operation, authorities seized hundreds of LPG cylinders that were reportedly stored illegally amid the ongoing gas supply crisis triggered by tensions in West Asia.

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