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The Kengeri constabulary person registered a lawsuit against the proprietor of a store for allegedly stocking LPG cylinders of assorted companies illegally and selling them astatine higher prices to customers.
According to police, the lawsuit has been registered astatine Kengeri Police Station nether the Essential Commodities Act and on with provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
The ailment was filed by Mahantagouda Tadlagi (40), a Food Inspector of Bengaluru South Taluk. In his complaint, helium stated that astir 3 p.m. connected March 14, helium received credible accusation that Mahalakshmi Enterprises, located astatine Mylasandra successful Kengeri constabulary limits, had illegally stocked LPG cylinders belonging to antithetic companies and was creating an artificial shortage to merchantability them to customers astatine higher prices.
Acting connected the tip-off, Mr. Tadlagi informed chap nutrient inspectors Basavaraju and M. Ramesh and approached the Kengeri constabulary station. Later, on with PSI Eshwar Vannur and the constabulary team, they conducted a raid astatine the store astir 4.30 p.m.
During the inspection, the squad allegedly recovered that the store proprietor had stored aggregate LPG cylinders of antithetic companies without authorisation. Police fishy that the cylinders were being stocked to make artificial scarcity and merchantability them to consumers astatine inflated prices.
Following the raid, the constabulary registered a lawsuit against the proprietor of Mahalakshmi Enterprises and further probe is being carried out.
Police said due ineligible enactment volition beryllium taken based connected the findings of the investigation.
City constabulary person stepped up vigil connected hoarding and amerciable merchantability of LPG cylinders successful and astir the city.
