KATHMANDU: The Metropolitan Police Range Kathmandu and its units arrested 10 persons on the charge of black marketing fuel and cooking gas from different places in the capital on Wednesday.

Superintendent of Police Bishwo Raj Pokharel said 2,420 litres of petrol, 1,460 litres of diesel and 855 litres of kerosene were also seized from Sinamangal, Mahadevsthan and Shankhamul.

Similarly, Devak Paudel (20) of Gorkha was caught selling a half-filled cooking gas cylinder for Rs 1,200 from Sitapaila-based Gorkhali Food Stores.