Police Recover 500 Stolen LPG Cylinders in UP, 7 Arrested

Police have arrested seven men and recovered more than 500 LPG cylinders, which werestolen during the Holi festivities in Jhansi, an official said on Wednesday. 

Following a tip-off, the police arrested Javed, Aamir, Ritik, Sumit, Shubhankar, Abhishek, and Surendra, all residents of Jhansi, on early Wednesday near a gas warehouse on the Gwalior Road, Senior Superintendent of Police B B G T S Murthy said.

The police recovered 389 filled cylinders and 135 empty ones, and also Rs 11.10 lakh in cash and Rs 83,820 believed to be proceeds from the sale of cylinders, from their possession, he said. 

According to the police, the truck driver,



Rajkumar, had parked the vehicle loaded with 524 filled LPG cylinders outside the Bharat Petroleum depot in the Sipri Bazar area on March 2 before leaving for his home to celebrate Holi. When he returned on March 6, the truck was missing, following which the owner, Neeraj Agrawal, lodged a complaint.

The truck had its GPS system destroyed by the thieves to avoid being tracked, which was later found abandoned in the Baragaon area, police said, adding that multiple teams were formed to trace the stolen cylinders. 

During interrogation, police found that Javed and Ritik, former truck drivers associated with the gas plant, had hatched the plan to steal the cylinders and earn money.