A store owner in Palpa, charged with black marketeering cooking gas, was remanded in custody for court proceedings on Sunday.

The police arrested Kamal Dhakal, owner of Kabir Stores at Bishal Bazaar in Tansen, for allegedly selling LPG on the black market. Dhakal was presented at court through the government attorney.

Palpa District Court Judge Dilli Raman Tiwari issued an order to remand Dhakal in custody.

According to the court’s information officer Uttam Silwal, Dhakal is being tried under Articles 3 (1) and 4 of the Public Offence Act. The prosecutor has asked for a five-year jail sentence as per the law.