Archive · 26 Aug 2026
68 LPG Cylinders Seized From Abandoned Vehicle In Chembur
Officials found 68 filled LPG cylinders inside a vehicle that had been left near a bridge in Chembur.
The cylinders weighed five kilograms each.
The vehicle was not working and appeared to have been there for several days.
Officials believed the cylinders may have been stored without permission.
They called the police, who sealed the vehicle at the location.
A case was filed against the vehicle’s unidentified owner.
The case uses laws that regulate essential goods and LPG distribution.
Police are still trying to find out who owned the cylinders and where they were supposed to go.
Food and Civil Supplies officials seized 68 filled LPG cylinders from an abandoned vehicle near Tilak Nagar Bridge in Chembur.
The cylinders were five-kilogram units and were found inside vehicle MH-03-CV-8943.
A case was registered against the unidentified vehicle owner under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
Officials also inspected two LPG trucks containing filled and empty 19-kilogram cylinders and reviewed their invoices.
Police sealed the non-operational vehicle while investigating the cylinders’ owner, source and intended destination.
- Who
- Food and Civil Supplies officials, Tilak Nagar police and an unidentified vehicle owner are involved.
- What
- Officials seized 68 filled LPG cylinders and registered a case over suspected unauthorised storage.
- When
- The inspection took place on August 24, 2026, after information was received at about 2 p.m.; the report is dated August 25, 2026.
- Where
- The cylinders were found in vehicle MH-03-CV-8943 near Tilak Nagar Bridge on Cell Colony Road in Chembur, Mumbai.
- Why
- Officials suspected the cylinders were being stored without authorisation in violation of LPG distribution regulations.
- Cylinders seized
- 68 filled LPG cylinders
- Cylinder size
- Five kilograms each
- Vehicle
- MH-03-CV-8943, found non-operational and apparently abandoned
- Location
- Near Tilak Nagar Bridge, Cell Colony Road, Chembur
- Police station
- Tilak Nagar police station
- Legal provisions
- Sections 3, 7 and 8 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and Sections 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000
- Investigation
- Police are seeking the vehicle owner and investigating the cylinders’ source and intended destination.