The Khar police have busted an illegal LPG refilling and black marketing racket and have booked a 32-year-old man accused of being involved in the operation. The accused has been identified as Kaluram Beniwal, 32, who worked for a private gas agency, said police, adding that he fled the spot following the raid. Police said that they received information about the racket from Lok Kalyan Grahak Sanrakshan Sanstha, a consumer protection organisation based in Dadar West.

The incident

On May 28, at around 10 am, police received information about someone refilling LPG cylinders inside a tempo in Khar West. When police reached the spot, representatives of Lok Kalyan Grahak Sanrakshan Sanstha, Krishna Londhe and Ganesh Kale, informed them about the suspicious activities.