Rayagada police under the able guidance of SP, Rayagada, Sri. Anoop Krishna, IPS, had in the past few months intensified its drive against illegal use of control commodities, after being empowered by the recent Control order amendment enabling Police officers not below the rank of inspector to seize illegally used control commodities. Accordingly 0n 6th August 2010, Rayagada Police in coordination with Civil supplies dept. had seized more than 20 domestic cylinders illegal;y being used for commercial purposes such as in road side dhabas and hotels.Similar raids were conducted din Chandili PS and Gunupur PS areas. One of the biggest catch was that of 140 cylinders seized from Ambadola PS area on 19th September 2010.
Accordingly cases were booked under sec 6A of EC Act and handed over to the court of Collector and District Magistrate Rayagada and trial was initiated. The court of District Magistrate Rayagada pronounced that in the 23 cases in Rayagada town area, the parties from which the domestic LPG cylinders were seized were proved guilty of contravening the provisions of the EC act and they were fined Rs. 10000/- per cylinder and further action under sec 7 of EC act was ordered.
There has been chronic shortage of LPG cylinders in Rayagada district and this efforts of Police and Civil supplies dept. will surely act as a deterrent against the rampant misuse of subsidized commodity meant for the poor and common people.
