New Delhi: The Delhi Police has managed to
bust another racket who have been illegally storing and selling oxygen
concentrators. Raids were conducted in multiple locations in around the capital
and around 450 concentrators were seized.
Largest
number of concentrators were found from a high end restaurant cum bar in Lodhi
colony namely Nege Ju Bar, a venture by Kalra which is closely associated to
business outlets such as Khan Chacha and Dayal Opticals. Oxygen concentrators
containing 5-9 litres of oxygen were found piled up in the hotel and it is
reported that the cost of the load ranged between Rs. 70,000-1,00,000.
A
tip off through a WhatsApp message was received by the police and once the
police raided the central market bar, the manager and three fellow workers were
arrested along with sealed cardboard boxes containing oxygen concentrators.
After questioning, the manager led the police to a farmhouse in Mandi village
and around 387 cylinders were recovered from the farmhouse.
Subsequently,
Khan Chacha in Delh’s Khan Market was also raided and 96 concentrators were
seized and two men arrested. Delhi Police in view of all findings, released
videos that show large hoardings of cylinders in these high end restaurants.
The
police have immediately started the procedure to give out these concentrators
to the hospitals in need of these medical supplies and a case has been filed in
DCP south. Each cylinder was reportedly being sold for a cost of 1.3 lakh which
is three times the actual cost, the owners of these outlets are absconding and
police have initiated a man hunt.
Similarly,
in different parts of the capital various such rackets black marketing
essential medical supplies were busted by the Delhi Police.