Mumbai, March 28 A total of 27 LPG cylinders, including five that were full, were stolen from a delivery vehicle in a western suburb of Mumbai, prompting the police to launch an investigation, an official said on Saturday.
The theft at Charkop in Kandivali (West) comes amid allegations of supply disruptions due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, he said.
In his complaint, delivery man Nandkumar Ramraj Soni said he had parked his tempo loaded with cylinders at Kaka Keni Chowk near his home on Wednesday.
When he returned on Thursday, Soni found the glass of the tempo door shattered and the rear lock broken. All 27 cooking gas cylinders, five full and 22 empty, had been stolen from the vehicle, the official said, citing the FIR.
Multiple teams have been formed to trace those behind the theft, the official said. “CCTV footage from the area has captured several suspects along with vehicles, and efforts are underway to identify them,” he added.