Jaynagar Faces Allegations of Illegal Cooking Gas Use and Black Marketing in South 24 Parganas
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Joynagar LPG Black Market: Autos Illegally Fueled from Domestic Cylinders; 3 Arrested
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News18•15-03-2026, 18:45
Joynagar LPG Black Market: Autos Illegally Fueled from Domestic Cylinders; 3 Arrested
•Illegal transfer of cooking gas from household LPG cylinders to auto-rickshaws is rampant in Joynagar, South 24 Parganas.
•This dangerous 'black marketeering' occurs openly on Dhosa-Charan Road amidst a global fuel crisis and rising gas prices.
•Joynagar Police raided Dhosa, arresting Manas Mondal, Subrata Mondal, and Israfil Lasker for illegally selling cooking gas, recovering multiple cylinders.
•Earlier, Gopalnagar Police arrested one person for similar offenses; police vow continued operations against gas black marketeering.
•Nabanna and CM Mamata Banerjee issued strict directives, including a 10-point plan and a 24-hour control room, to curb black marketeering and ensure gas supply.
