Mangalore Feb 5, 2013 : As many as 24 LPG cylinders as well as various equipment were seized by the police in a raid on an illegal gas refilling station at Ullal on February 4, Monday. However, Nawaz who was running the unit, managed to escape.
The refilling unit was functioning from a small shed close by the residence of Nawaz at Kotepura Kodi. Of the seized cylinders, 9 were commercial cylinders, 10 domestic cylinders and 5 small cylinders. Even a weighing scale has been seized.
The seized goods have been handed over to the Food and Civil Supplies Department.