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Nine Illegal Diesel Pumps Sealed In Shahjahanpur Over Lack Of Licences

Authorities in Shahjahanpur sealed nine illegal diesel pumps for lacking valid licenses after complaints of poor-quality fuel; further investigations are underway.

Shahjahanpur (UP), May 28 (PTI) The district administration here has sealed nine illegally operating diesel pumps for allegedly operating without valid licences, an official said on Wednesday.

District Magistrate Dharmendra Pratap Singh informed PTI that his office had received numerous complaints regarding the sale of poor-quality diesel.

Responding to these complaints, he constituted nine teams under the leadership of Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue) Arvind Kumar.

The inspections were conducted simultaneously at the illegal pumps.

"During the inspections, the pump owners were unable to produce valid licenses or any form of official authorization for their operations, leading to the immediate sealing of the pumps," the officer said.

Further investigations are underway. 

(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)

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