05 June,2026 08:00 AM IST | Pune | Archana Dahiwal
Police have arrested two accused (sitting) working at the gas agency. Pic/By Special Arrangement
In a major action against illegal and potentially dangerous LPG gas refilling activities, the Property Crime Cell of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Police on Thursday busted an unauthorised gas refilling racket operating in the Chakan market area, seizing 251 LPG cylinders, refilling equipment, and a vehicle collectively worth Rs 9.71 lakh.
Police said they received information about the illegal action at Chakan Market in Khed taluka. Following the information, a police team raided the premises and caught the accused red-handed. The arrested accused have been identified as Prakash Siddhinna Jalagni, 32, a resident of Chakan and Tushar Prafulla Wasale, 36, a resident of Ektanagar, Chakan.
Workers were allegedly acting on instructions of Shubham Pravin Pardeshi, owner of the gas agency. Police have booked Pardeshi and are probing his role. A case has been under sections 287 and 288 of BNS, sections 3 and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and section 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.
The operation was conducted under the guidance of Police Commissioner Vinay Kumar Choubey, Joint Commissioner of Police Shashikant Mahavarkar, Additional Commissioner of Police Sarang Awad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rohidas Pawar, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime-1) Dr Vishal Hire.
