{"id":123513,"date":"2026-04-02T20:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=123513"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:19:11","slug":"graveyard-raid-in-india-uncovers-hidden-cooking-gas-canisters-amid-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/123513\/","title":{"rendered":"Graveyard raid in India uncovers hidden cooking gas canisters amid shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Web Desk(National Times)- Indian police this week seized 414 cooking\u2011gas canisters hidden in a graveyard in Hyderabad city and arrested those involved in trying to \u200bsell them on the black market amid shortages due to the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/live\/iran-israel-war\">US-Israeli war on Iran<\/a>, a government official said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have stepped up raids to curb hoarding of liquefied petroleum gas canisters after the US-Israeli war against Iran disrupted shipping, causing supply \u200bshortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India, the world\u2019s number two Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) importer, meets about 60 per cent \u200bof its demand through overseas purchases, mostly from the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust \u2060yesterday, around 2,600 raids were carried out and about 700 cylinders were \u200bseized,\u201d Sujata Sharma, a senior official in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural \u200bGas, told a regular briefing on the Middle East crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn addition, around 400 cylinders were recently found at one location inside a graveyard in Hyderabad. Ten people have been \u200bdetained there, and the distributor involved has been suspended,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said \u200bthe accused had been selling both commercial and domestic canisters from the graveyard at nearly \u200cthree \u2060times the current market price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A commercial canister that costs about 2,100 Indian rupees ($22) had been sold for as much as 6,000 rupees. The total value of the seized canisters and some vehicles used by the accused was nearly \u200b2.2 million rupees, police \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reuters<\/em>&nbsp;could \u2060not immediately contact the accused or their representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe supply of natural gas to domestic consumers is 100pc assured,\u201d Sharma \u200bsaid. \u201cWith regard to LPG supply, prices have remained stable \u200bdespite international \u2060volatility, and there has been no increase in the price of domestic LPG cylinders.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ease the pressure on LPG supplies, India has been promoting the use of \u2060alternatives \u200bsuch as kerosene, coal and biogas, while accelerating \u200bthe roll out of piped natural gas for households.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Desk(National Times)- Indian police this week seized 414 cooking\u2011gas canisters hidden in a graveyard in Hyderabad city and arrested those involved in trying to \u200bsell them on the black market amid shortages due to the \u200cUS-Israeli war on Iran, a government official said on Thursday. 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