KATHMANDU: Police on Thursday arrested two persons on charge of selling cooking gas at a higher rate than the market price.

Tek Nath Ghimire and Narayan Gurung were arrested for selling a cylinder of cooking gas for Rs 1,600 from their different shops in Dharapati, KMC-3.

The team deployed from the Metropolitan Police Circle, Maharajgang also confiscated 196 full gas cylinders of Lumbini brand from them.

Further investigation is underway.