Patna: Police uncovered an illegal stockpile of LPG cylinders and foreign liquor during a raid in the Shastri Nagar police station area late Sunday night, and arrested a man and his wife in connection with the case.The accused have been identified as Sonu Kumar and his wife, Babli Kumari. A case has been registered under relevant sections, and both have been sent for further legal proceedings, police said.According to the police, a tip-off was received on June 14 about the illegal storage and black-marketing of LPG cylinders at a house near Ravi Chowk in Patel Nagar. Acting on the information, a joint team led by SHO Ravindra Kumar conducted a raid at the premises. During the search, the police recovered 56 LPG cylinders that were being stored illegally. Around 294 litres of foreign liquor were also seized from the house.Sub-divisional police officer (Secretariat-I) Anu Kumari said the cylinders and liquor were recovered from the couple’s residence. “Sonu has a prior criminal record, which is being verified along with any other possible links. We are also investigating how long the illegal LPG black-marketing and liquor storage operation had been running. Further action is underway,” she added.
