The Delhi Police has sent its teams to Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana to arrest Navneet Kalra, the owner of a chain of restaurants in oxygen concentrators’ hoarding case. Over 500 oxygen concentrators were recovered from his famous Khan Chacha restaurant, Town Hall restaurant and Khullar farms in Chattarpur on Friday.
A senior official said that a complete report with valid documents is also being prepared by police after Matrix Cellular moved the Delhi High Court demanding the possession of the seized goods. The oxygen concentrators were imported from China by Matrix owned by one Gaggan Duggal, who is friend of Kalra. “The report will be submitted to the court on Monday,” said police official.
After raids at Kalra’s Chattarpur farms in South Delhi, the police teams were dispatched for Uttrakhand, UP, Punjab and Haryana to nab Kalra.
“On Saturday, police teams conducted raids at Kalra’s farmhouse and it was revealed that he had left the farmhouse late night along with his family in his car, without the driver. Police also searched the premises,” said the source.
Delhi Police Commissioner SN Srivastava transferred the case to Crime Branch as hoarding oxygen concentrators is a serious crime during the pandemic.
