Jammu and Kashmir: Police seizes 160 gas cyclinders dumped illegally in residential area

Police on Saturday claimed to have averted a major tragedy by seizing 160 gas cylinders dumped illegally in a residential area in the summer capital, a police spokesperson said.

On specific information, a police party, comprising station house officer Sheikh Adil and headed by sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Hazratbal, Rameez Rashid Bhat, raided the residential area Hassan-Ul-Banant, 90 feet Road near Masjid Muslim Soura, he said.

The spokesperson said during the raid, 160 gas cylinders were recovered and subsequently seized.

A case has been registered and an investigation was taken up, the spokesperson said, adding that timely action by police has averted a major tragedy.