Two mobile courts sealed off a CNG filling station and fined another one, along with 13 truck owners, for supplying gas illegally in the city and Raozan upazila in Chittagong yesterday.
The mobile court led by Raozan upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) Kul Pradip Chakma shut down Yunus Filling Station, located in Raozan’s Noapara area, and fined the owner Tk5,25,000 for illegally selling gas in cylinders.
Earlier, following a tip-off, RAB 7 conducted another drive at the same station and seized 13 trucks with 655 gas cylinders for illegally buying gas from the station. The truck owners were fined Tk1,04,000 each by the court.
The court also recommended suspending the station’s gas connections and cancelling it’s registration.
Meanwhile, another mobile court, led by Executive Magistrate Jhoton Chanda, Chittagong district, fined Almas CNG Filling Station Tk75,000 for selling gas illegally in cylinders.
The court also recommended suspending the gas supply of the filling station, located at the City Gate area under Akbarshah police station in Chittagong city, and cancelling its licence for illegally selling gas in cylinders.
The mobile court also seized four trucks with 228 gas cylinders from the filling station.
