A 32-year-old tempo driver was arrested for stealing LPG cylinders in Kandivli and selling them at high rates during a gas shortage. Police recovered 12 cylinders and seized the vehicle used in the crime, while probing his wider network
The accused and the seized cylinders. Pic/By Special Arrangement
Mumbai Police have arrested a 32-year-old tempo driver, Manoj Surendra Sharma, for allegedly stealing LPG cylinders and selling them at inflated prices amid an ongoing gas shortage. He was apprehended by the Charkop police from Nalasopara. According to police, Sharma stole 27 LPG cylinders from a parked tempo at Kaka Keni Chowk in Kandivli West between March 25 and 26.
He then hid the cylinders at his residence and began selling them at premium rates to exploit the shortage. He had already sold 15 cylinders and was seeking buyers for the remaining stock. The case was cracked using CCTV footage, which captured a suspicious tempo later traced to the accused’s brother.
Police Speak
Police said Sharma has a long criminal record, with over 60 cases of robbery and house-breaking registered against him in the Thane and Mira-Bhayandar-Vasai-Virar, and 13 cases in Mumbai.
The arrest
A team led by DCP Sandeep Jadhav and ACP Nita Padvi carried out the arrest. “We have recovered 12 stolen cylinders and seized the tempo used in the crime,” said Senior Inspector Vinayak Chavhan.
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No of cylinders recovered by the police
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