India, March 26 -- Delhi Police has busted an illegal LPG hoarding and black-marketing racket in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area, recovering 65 cylinders and arresting a 52-year-old man accused of selling gas at inflated prices.

The raid was carried out on March 24 by a joint team of the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of Dwarka district and local police from Chhawla, following specific intelligence about illegal storage and sale of LPG cylinders from a residential premises. Dwarka DCP Kushal Pal Singh said the district police had intensified surveillance on hoarding and black marketing of essential commodities. "We are maintaining strict vigil and taking action against illegal activities involving essential supplies," he said, adding that s...