Delhi

XNew Delhi: The Delhi Police has busted a large illegal LPG cylinder refilling unit operating at a residential area in Delhi's Mundka, detaining five people and seizing more than 500 cylinders, an official said on Sunday.

A police team raided the premises in the Swarn Park area, where LPG in domestic cylinders were being illegally transferred to commercial cylinders for sale at higher rates during the winter, the officer said.

It posed a serious threat to residents in the area, he added.

During the operation, police seized 563 LPG cylinders, including a large number of domestic ones, stored in violation of the rules.

Besides, 15 electronic gas filling machines, two weighing machines, and 372 cylinder seals used for the unlawful commercial refilling process have also been seized,

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