The Mymensingh upazila administration seized around 24,000 liters of illegally stored fuel during a raid at a mini petrol pump in Phulpur on Saturday afternoon. Acting on a tip-off, officials conducted the operation at 'Messrs Poppy Traders' located in the Amuakanda area on Poyari Road. Executive Magistrate and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sadia Islam Sima led the mobile court, which fined the pump owner Habibur Rahman Tk 200,000 under the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009.
The raid uncovered 4,500 liters of petrol and 19,500 liters of diesel stored without authorization. Assistant Commissioner (Land) Shafiqul Islam and Phulpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Rashedul Islam were present during the operation. The UNO stated that the administration remains firm against illegal fuel hoarding and market manipulation, and such drives will continue.
Local residents alleged that some unscrupulous traders had been secretly stockpiling fuel to sell at inflated prices amid a recent shortage in the area.
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