The police on Monday said that authorities have raided a godown and seized 341 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders valued at Rs 7.86 lakh which were stored and kept for sale illegally in Maharashtra's Thane district, reported news agency PTI.

A probe indicated the godown owner and his two employees were operating the facility without the necessary permits and refilling non-subsidised gas cylinders for sale in the black market, an official from Shivaji Nagar police station in Ambernath said while sharing an update on the Thane crime, reported PTI.