5 held for domestic LPG cylinders pilferage

Five employees of a gas distributing agency were arrested by Thane police when they were allegedly transferring gas from domestic cylinders to commercial containers, police said Saturday.

Police had raided a godown on January 3 in the district and caught Boraram Dhatraval (38), Surtaram Dhartraval (30), Vikas Bishnoi (23), Karnaram Dara (30) and Bhudram Baishnoi (23) in the act, a police officer said.

Police seized gas cylinders and other accessories worth Rs 23.40 lakh from the spot, he said.

The officer said the accused used to withdraw around 2-3 kg gas from per domestic cylinder.