Hyderabad, Aug. 14 -- The Rajendranagar Zone Task Force of Hyderabad Police has busted an illegal mini gas cylinder manufacturing and transportation racket, preventing the unauthorised distribution and possible misuse of the cylinders.

On August 12, Wednesday, the team intercepted a vehicle on the Main Road, Gagan Pahad, Shamshabad, under the limits of RGIA Police Station, and apprehended Mohammad Abdul Hannan, who was transporting 400 mini gas cylinders from Rajapur to Hyderabad.

On enquiry, Hannan said that he was transporting the cylinders on the instructions of one Mohammad Bholesha.

The Task Force team then apprehended Bholesha, who disclosed that Mohammad Shakeel, a resident of Troop Bazar in Hyderabad, was the source of the mini...