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Oxygen concentrators hoarding: Delhi Police transfers case to Crime Branch
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Last Updated: May 08, 2021, 12:16 PM IST
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Police on Thursday recovered 419 oxygen concentrators during raids at a restaurant and a farmhouse in south Delhi and arrested four men.
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A senior police officer said that the case of alleged hoarding of 524 oxygen concentrators has been transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch.
The Delhi Police has transferred the case of alleged black-marketing and hoarding of oxygen concentrators in which over 500 machines were recovered to the Crime Branch, officials said on Saturday. On Friday, police recovered 105 oxygen concentrators during raids at two upscale restaurants in the Khan Market area and arrested one person.
Crime branch to probe recovery of O2 concentrators from Delhi eateries
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Sat, May 8 2021 11:03 IST |
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Crime branch to probe recovery of O2 concentrators from Delhi eateries. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 8 : The probe of recovery of over 500 oxygen concentrators from famous Delhi restaurants has been handed over to the crime branch.
This development comes a day after the Delhi Police arrested another person identified as Gourav Khanna, CEO of Matrix Cellular Services Ltd in connection with its probe into the seizure of over 500 oxygen concentrators in the last two days from popular restaurants in the national capital.
Delhi Police Recovers 100+ Oxygen Concentrators from Two Upscale Restaurants
Navneet Kalra is the owner of three restaurants where concentrators have been seized. His mobile phone is switched off and he is absconding, the police said.
Representative image of an oxygen concentrator. Photo: UNDP Ukraine/Flickr CC BY ND 2.0
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New Delhi:Â The Delhi Police on Friday said it has recovered 105 oxygen concentrators during raids at two upscale restaurants and arrested four people.
Ninety-six oxygen concentrators were recovered from popular restaurant Khan Chacha and nine from Town Hall restaurant, both situated in the Khan Market area, the police said.