A Delhi Court today dismissed the anticipatory bail application of businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with allegedly black marketing oxygen concentrators, saying that allegations against him are serious.
Navneet Kalra moves Delhi HC for anticipatory bail in oxygen concentrator seizure case ANI | Updated: May 13, 2021 17:07 IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Businessman Navneet Kalra on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court for anticipatory bail, in connection with the seizure of oxygen concentrators from his restaurants by Delhi Police.
Delhi s Saket Court, earlier in the day, had dismissed his anticipatory bail plea over the same matter.
The court had on Monday refused to give any interim relief from arrest to Kalra in the alleged oxygen concentrator hoarding and black marketing case.
On May 7, the police busted oxygen concentrators black-marketing racket during a raid and recovered 105 concentrators from two upscale restaurants in the Khan Market area.
A Delhi court Thursday granted bail to an employee of an upscale restaurant 'Town Hall' owned by Navneet Kalra in connection with a case of oxygen concentrator black marketing amidst shortage of the life saving gas during the current severe wave of
Delhi police oppose Kalra’s bail plea in High Court, says he took advantage of needy people
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Granting him bail would send a wrong message to others hoarding oxygen, it said.
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Granting him bail would send a wrong message to others hoarding oxygen, it said.
The Delhi Police on Thursday opposed before the Delhi High Court the anticipatory bail plea of businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with the oxygen concentrator black marketing case noting that it was exceptional case . This is a classic case of black marketing. You cannot take advantage of needy people. This makes this an exceptional case, Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, representing the Delhi police, argued.
Kalra’s oxygen concentrators were substandard, says report
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He may face stringent charges if any patient is found to have had adverse effects
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A volunteer prepares beds with oxygen concentrators at a COVID care centre in New Delhi.
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He may face stringent charges if any patient is found to have had adverse effects
It has now emerged that besides being exorbitantly priced, the oxygen concentrators supplied by Navneet Kalra were of no use for COVID-19 patients and could have instead been counter-predictive, said Delhi Police citing medical experts on Thursday.
Mr. Kalra has been evading arrest after the Delhi police raided his restaurants in Lodhi Colony and Khan Market and recovered more than 500 oxygen concentrators. He has been accused of hoarding, black-marketing and selling the medical equipment at exorbitant rates.