Battling the second wave of novel coronavirus, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led state cabinet on Sunday decided to extend the lockdown in Telangana for another 10 days, from May 31 to June 9. The existing relaxation window has been increased from 6am to 1pm, from the existing 10am deadline. Stay with us for all live updates from across India.
The Delhi Police is also on a lookout for all those who helped Sushil Kumar seek shelter in Haridwar when the police had launched a manhunt to nab him.
The Delhi Police arrested businessman Navneet Kalra Sunday night for alleged black marketing and hoarding of oxygen concentrators amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The businessman had been on the run for over a week since the seizure of more than 500 oxygen concentrators from three restaurants owned by him in the national capital. The concentrators are a crucial medical equipment used for COVID-19 patients and are on high demand amid the second wave of the pandemic. On Friday, the Delhi High Court had declined to grant Kalra interim protection from arrest in the case. Kalra had moved the high court for anticipatory bail on May 13 late evening after a sessions court denied him the relief.
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New Delhi: The Delhi Police arrested Khan Chacha owner Navneet Kalra Sunday night for alleged black marketing and hoarding of oxygen concentrators amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
The concentrators are a crucial medical equipment used for COVID-19 patients and are in high demand amid the second wave of the pandemic.
On Friday, the Delhi High Court had declined to grant Kalra interim protection from arrest in the case. Kalra had moved the high court for anticipatory bail on May 13 late evening after a sessions court denied him the relief.
During a recent raid, 524 oxygen concentrators were recovered from three restaurants owned by Kalra Khan Chacha, Nega Ju and Town Hall. The case was subsequently transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch.