Gas Agency Owner Booked for LPG Hoarding, 459 Cylinders Seized in Delhi

• Delhi Police booked Susheel Kumar Singhal, owner of HP Balaji Gas Agency, for allegedly hoarding and black marketing LPG cylinders.
• A raid in Ranhola area led to the seizure of 459 empty LPG cylinders, including 284 Indane and 175 Bharat Petroleum cylinders.
• The operation followed intelligence inputs about large-scale hoarding amid concerns over a possible LPG shortage.
• Singhal allegedly exploited his position to divert commercial LPG cylinders from legitimate channels to sell them at inflated prices.
• A case has been registered under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act and relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.