A legal LPG filling unit was destroyed in Chirayinkeezhu

Acting on a tip-off regarding black market pumping and sale of LPG, officials on Saturday raided a crash operating under the name ‘Super Gas’ at Pattala, Mannoor in Chirayinkeezhu. The raid was led by the Thiruvananthapuram district supply officer, while officials from the Varkala taluk supply office also took part in the operation.

During the raid, the team found that LPG was being illegally and dangerously transferred from cooking gas cylinders to other empty cylinders for resale at exorbitant prices in the black market. Officials seized 261 LPG cylinders belonging to various oil companies, including private firms, along with equipment allegedly used for illegal filling.

The confiscated LPG cylinders were moved to cellars for safe keeping. Further investigation is underway.

The District Supply Officer said that prosecution would be initiated against those involved in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

Published – 23 May 2026 22:23 IST