Bengaluru, March 18 In a crackdown against the illegal storage of cooking gas in the city, Bengaluru Police have seized 155 LPG cylinders that were stored at a warehouse here, police said on Wednesday.
The seizures were made on Tuesday following a raid conducted within the jurisdiction of the Talaghattapura police station, based on a complaint by the Food Inspector of Bengaluru South Taluk, they said.
In the complaint, the official stated that the owner of the gas agency located in Vishweshwaraiah Industrial Layout in J P Nagar, within the jurisdiction of Talaghattapura Police Station, had illegally stored BPCL (Bharat Gas) cylinders in a warehouse, police said.
A case was registered at Talaghattapura Police Station under the Essential Commodities Act in this regard.
"During the course of the investigation, the police conducted a raid at the location identified by the complainant and seized 148 empty gas cylinders and 7 filled gas cylinders (19 kg each) that had been illegally stored," a senior police officer said.
Further investigation in the case is underway, he said.
