New Delhi, March 25 -- Delhi Police's Crime Branch has busted a major LPG racket in Sangam Vihar, seizing 183 Indane gas cylinders and arresting four accused. The operation exposed illegal hoarding and diversion of domestic LPG supplies.

Among these confiscated items, 154 units were found fully replenished, while 29 remained depleted.

Police have arrested four accused - Sher Singh, Suraj Parihar, Raghu Raj Singh and Jitender Sharma - all of whom are authorised distributors of a licensed gas agency. They allegedly misused their positions to hoard and illegally decant LPG cylinders under the guise of routine deliveries.

Investigations revealed that instead of supplying cylinders to genuine customers, the accused diverted the stock to pri...