India, April 24 -- Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted two illegal LPG cylinder black marketing rackets operating in Mangolpuri and Jahangirpuri, arresting five accused and recovering 104 cylinders along with vehicles and equipment used for illegal refilling and sale.

The operation, based on specific intelligence inputs, exposed a large-scale network involved in hoarding and unauthorised refilling of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders. Police also seized four vehicles, two refilling machines, three digital weighing scales, and pipes fitted with regulators and nozzles used in the illegal activity.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch-IV) Pankaj Kumar said the action was part of sustained efforts to curb black marketing and ens...