Adulteration: OMCs say they have limited powers

The killing of Malegaon additional district collector Yashwant Sonawane has forced the government to take cognizance of the role of the mafia in the sector, but the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have claimed they had little power to curb adulteration. They, in fact, argued that it was the government which was vested with wide-ranging powers to tackle the menace.