Amid the escalating LPG crisis, ten persons on Monday were arrested for allegedly selling commercial gas cylinders in Hyderabad at exorbitant rates. The police officials said that a total of 414 cylinders were seized from their possession.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Task Force) Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath said in a release that, based on credible information, the Commissioner's Task Force apprehended 10 persons who were illegally selling the gas cylinders to needy customers at a high rate.