Hyderabad: Gas cylinders seized in Patancheru

Patancheru: Six big 'Bharat' commercial gas cylinders and 60 small cylinders, along with four pipes besides other equipment , were seized on Wednesday following a raid on an illegal gas-filling centre in Rudraram village in Patancheru mandal, by the Civil Supplies department officials Suresh, Saveshwar along with RI Rangayya, VRO Nageswar Rao.

The officials registered a case under Section 6 A against the organiser of the centre Prem Ram Kumavath of Rajasthan . The seized material was shifted to Siddhi Vinayaka Gas Agency.

Suresh told The Hans India that the organisers of illegal gas filling centres were playing with the lives of people exploiting the use of cylinders for domestic purposes. The department was registering cases against such persons.

Patancheru being an industrial centre, people from other States are living in the town. There is a big demand for small gas cylinders from the staff working in offices and bachelors. Keeping this in view organisers are running gas-refilling centres, despite raids at one place or the other.