Dehradun, April 6 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

ROORKEE, 4 Apr: Uttarakhand Police's Special Task Force (STF) achieved a major breakthrough under the statewide 'Operation Prahaar' campaign by raiding South Civil Lines in Roorkee and recovering 101 LPG cylinders stored illegally. The operation has sown panic among hoarders and black marketeers exploiting the ongoing gas shortage in the region.

SSP STF Ajai Singh had received intelligence inputs indicating that anti-social elements are trying to capitalise on the market scarcity of gas by stockpiling cylinders and selling them at exorbitant rates to the hotels and the dhabas. Acting swiftly on this tip-off, Ajai Singh directed the STF team to launch immediate action.

When the STF team swooped d...