A man from Sangrur, Punjab on Tuesday claimed that Haryana police officers stopped him and held up his vehicle in which he carried two oxygen cylinders for his loved one, a Covid patient admitted to a Ghaziabad hospital.
Rajendra Singh, the person concerned, told reporters that he was driving from Dhuri village in Punjab’s Sangrur to Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh when his car was stopped by police at a checkpoint in Jind district at around 11 p.m. on Monday.
“I told them I had to go to a hospital in Ghaziabad where my relative was admitted for Covid-19 and had an oxygen requirement that I had arranged. The police asked me to show vehicle papers, which I did. I even made a video call to show that the patient had actually been admitted and is in poor condition, ”said Singh.
However, he said his phone was confiscated by police at the checkpoint in the Gatauli area of Jind District and was not returned until the morning, while his vehicle was also held up during that time.
He said that his 60-year-old relative, Lalit Mohan, who was admitted to Ghaziabad hospital, later passed away. Singh blamed Haryana police for his death.
He also filed a written complaint with senior police officers in this regard.
Meanwhile, Jind’s deputy superintendent Pushpa Khatri told reporters Tuesday that they had received a complaint from the Sangrur resident alleging that police stopped the private vehicle while checking the one that carried two Sangrur oxygen bottles drove to Ghaziabad.
“The applicant alleged that the police stopped his vehicle during the inspection, which resulted in an alleged delay in the delivery of oxygen bottles to the patient, which resulted in his death. In connection with this, Jind DIG (OP Narwhal) ordered a probe, ”she said.
“Further investigation is underway and further action will be taken based on the facts that emerge,” she said.
Virendra, the person in charge of the police outpost, also described the accusations made by the Punjab resident as unfounded. He said, “The car with a Punjab license plate was stopped at night and two oxygen cylinders were found in it.”
“The driver was unable to show the required papers on the spot. He was later released at night after showing the required papers,” said the policeman.
Jind DSP Khatri pointed out that there is a daily curfew and government directives to check if there is any black marketing of oxygen bottles or hoarding that routinely check vehicles.
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