Bhubaneswar: Raids were conducted by the anti-corruption vigilance wing at several petrol pumps and cooking gas agencies, including the one belonging to the brother of Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, in Odisha following allegation of adulteration and black-marketing. The premises searched included a gas agency of a brother of union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Talcher in Angul district. During further inquiry, it was found that the gas cylinders were unauthorizedly sold to a man in Talcher without any document, the vigilance statement said. During the check, it was also detected that many filling stations did not possess a valid explosive licence which is required under the Explosive Act and Rules. Appropriate steps are also being taken to initiate action against defaulting filling stations and their proprietors for violation of the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act and other relevant Acts.

Source: Mint January 15, 2017 13:31 UTC