Hyderabad, May 4 -- A gang of five members was arrested on Sunday, May 3, for running an illegal LPG refilling racket in Hyderabad.

The accused were identified as Alle Sai Kumar, D Praveen Kumar, Makadia Ameet Kumar, Dalmova Vineeth Kumar and Pusa Ganesh. The incident came to light after complaints were raised regarding underweight LPG cylinders of 28 kg being sold.

Based on the complaint, the Goshamahal police conducted a raid on an illegal center and arrested the accused. During the raid police learnt that the accused were illegally refiling smaller and commercial cylinders, endangering lives and cheating people.

The police seized six HP domestic cylinders out of which three were fully tampered. Commercial cylinders belonging to HP a...