India, March 23 -- Delhi Police busted an illegal LPG hoarding and black-marketing racket in southwest Delhi's Mahipalpur area on Saturday. The police have also arrested three men and recovered 74 cylinders along with equipment used for illegal gas transfer.

The accused, Krishna (33), Dinesh Sahu (46), and Mithilesh (39), were allegedly running the operation for the past three years, supplying LPG cylinders without authorisation to local residents. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-West) Amit Goel said the operation was carried out following specific intelligence inputs. "Acting on credible information, our team conducted a raid and unearthed illegal storage and black marketing of LPG cylinders. Such activities pose serious safety ris...