10 arrested for Oxygen black marketing in Lucknow
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Lucknow, May 5 : The Lucknow police have arrested 10 persons involved in black marketing of oxygen cylinders. The police have recovered 225 oxygen cylinders and cash from them. According to an official statement, the police arrested two persons, Karan Bharadwaj and Nekram, from near Jankipuram crossing and seized a van with 115 oxygen cylinders on Tuesday evening.
In Gudamba, a joint team of the crime branch and Gudamba police raided Balaji lifesaving gas agency and nabbed two persons, Vishnu of Gudamba and Vikas of Gonda.
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In stern remarks, the Allahabad High Court Tuesday observed that the death of Covid-19 patients just for non-supply of oxygen to hospitals is a criminal act, not less than a genocide by authorities entrusted the task to ensure the oxygen supply chain is maintained. The remarks were made on some news items doing the rounds on social media regarding the death of COVID-19 patients due to lack of oxygen in Lucknow and Meerut districts. The court also ordered a probe into the incidents.
COVID-19 Patients Dying Due to Oxygen Shortage Is Not Less Than a Genocide: Allahabad HC
The remarks were made based on several news items and posts doing the rounds on social media regarding the death of COVID-19 patients due to lack of oxygen in Lucknow and Meerut districts.
Relatives carry a COVID-19 patient on oxygen support for treatment at Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, amid the ongoing spike in COVID-19 cases, in Prayagraj, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: Using very strong words, the Allahabad high court on Tuesday observed that the death of COVID-19 patients just because of the lack of oxygen in hospitals is a criminal act, “not less than a genocide”, by the authorities responsible for ensuring the oxygen supply chain is maintained.
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Allahabad HC has slammed the UP govt over its COVID management
Allahabad: Coming down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court has said that the death of COVID-19 patients due to oxygen shortage is a criminal act and not less than a genocide.
The high court said this on Tuesday amid reports of shortage of medical oxygen due to a rise in We are at pain in observing that death of
Covid-19 patients just for non-supply of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement and supply chain of the liquid medical oxygen, the order issued by a bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Siddhartha Varma said.
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Death of COVID-19 patients due to non supplying of oxygen criminal act, not less than genocide : Allahabad HC ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 05:30 IST
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): The death of COVID-19 patients due to non supplying of oxygen is a criminal act and not less than a genocide , said that the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday amid reports of shortage of medical oxygen due to rise in COVID-19 infections. We are at pain in observing that death of Covid patients just for non supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement and supply chain of the liquid medical oxygen, read the order by a bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Siddhartha Varma.