Overview
- Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar felicitated Ashok and 16-year-old Naman Tiwari for uncovering a gas cylinder theft and refilling scheme, giving them a commendation certificate and a cash reward.
- The pair grew suspicious when a delivered LPG cylinder weighed about 28 kg instead of the expected 30.4 kg after noticing their gas was running out faster than usual.
- After confronting delivery staff, they traced alleged illegal transfers of gas from domestic cylinders into smaller and commercial units at a residence in Jumerat Bazar.
- Goshamahal Police registered a case against Siddhartha Enterprises and arrested five suspects — Sai Kumar, Vineeth Kumar, Pusa Ganesh, Praveen Kumar, and Amit Kumar — while seizing two commercial cylinders, seven domestic cylinders, 12 small cylinders, and refilling gear.
- Officials urged consumers to weigh or check seals on cylinders and report irregularities, warning that unsafe refilling in dense residential areas can spark fires or explosions.