Sherpur, March 27 -- A mobile court has fined a businessman for illegally storing around 18,000 litres of diesel inside a residential building in Sherpur town.

Led by Executive Magistrate Md Mahmudul Hasan, the drive was conducted late Thursday night at M/s Shimla Traders in the Goalpatti area following a tip-off, officials said.

Owner Tapas Nandi was fined Tk 10,000 after allegations of hoarding diesel .

The court also ordered the removal of the stored diesel and kerosene to a safer location by Friday evening and imposed a permanent ban on selling fuel oil from residential premises.

According to local sources, the businessman had long been selling diesel and kerosene to farmers and small traders.

Although it held a licence for retai...