Around 129 cylinders were seized from Manakamana Gas Depo owned by Roshan Lal Raj, DoC Officer Kamal Bahadur Thapa informed. [break]
Locals alleged Raj of creating artificial scarcity in the market by hiding gas cylinders. However, Owner Raj argued that he had just received the cylinders.
The seized cylinders were later sold to customers.
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