Overview
- Officials seized roughly 140 LPG cylinders stored without authorization at a mall location in Thane, with reports citing 138 to 140 units valued near Rs 4.5 lakh.
- Accounts differ on the agency and count, with NDTV Marathi via Free Press Journal describing a Rationing Department flying squad raid at a Domino’s outlet and PTI reporting a police action at a mall godown.
- PTI reported a case under the Essential Commodities Act and the LPG supply order and named Attaullah Khan as the accused linked to the storage.
- Free Press Journal reported that 45 cylinders were filled and 85 were empty and that the stock included brands from HPCL, BPCL, IOC, and Go Gas.
- Last week, rationing officials in the Wadi Bunder–Dongri area intercepted eight vehicles and seized 451 cylinders worth about Rs 40.61 lakh, a move authorities tie to black‑market diversion during a West Asia–linked supply squeeze.