Mumbai Police have arrested a 32-year-old tempo driver, Manoj Surendra Sharma, for allegedly stealing LPG cylinders and selling them at inflated prices amid an ongoing gas shortage. He was apprehended by the Charkop police from Nalasopara. According to police, Sharma stole 27 LPG cylinders from a parked tempo at Kaka Keni Chowk in Kandivli West between March 25 and 26.

He then hid the cylinders at his residence and began selling them at premium rates to exploit the shortage. He had already sold 15 cylinders and was seeking buyers for the remaining stock. The case was cracked using CCTV footage, which captured a suspicious tempo later traced to the accused’s brother.