Rajkot: Theft of five cylinders, two of them filled with nitrogen, caused a flutter in the city police who had to issue a social media alert warning citizens against purchasing oxygen cylinders from unknown persons.
On Sunday night, thieves stole five cylinders from Shree Bal Krishna Coal Industry located near Aji GIDC in Nava Thorala. Police are worried over the possibility of the stolen items being sold in the black market as oxygen cylinders.
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to paucity of oxygen cylinders. Desperate patients and their relatives, unable to get a bed at hospital are seen scampering around to get an oxygen cylinder that can be used in case of emergency.