Delhi Police busted a group selling oxygen concentrators in black. The national capital suffers huge surge in CORONA cases on daily basis. The government has been working over medical supplies amid such Delhi police arrested four people for black marketing of oxygen concentrators.

Police have recovered 419 oxygen concentrators from a restaurant and bar in Lodhi Colony in connection with alleged black marketing of oxygen concentrators. The concentrators were being sold for over Rs 70,000 each. During area patrolling, Delhi Police personnel came across a restaurant in Central Market, Lodhi Colony found open amid lockdown. After searching the restaurant, one person was found sitting with a laptop and was getting orders for oxygen concentrators via an online portal. Thd search resulted in busting a racket with a total of 32 boxes of oxygen concentrators with nine-liter and five-liter capacity were found along with a box of thermal scanners and another box containing N-95 masks. However, an FIR under sections of the Essential Commodities Act and Epidemic Diseases Act was registered. The four accused named Gaurav Singh, Satish Sethi, Vikrant, and Hitesh, all residents of Delhi have been arrested.

On detailed interrogation, the accused revealed they also have a warehouse in Khullar Farm, Mandi Village. Also, they are being carried out to nab more offenders behind the black marketing racket.

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