Delhi police on Friday raided the popular Khan Chacha store in Khan Market and recovered nearly a hundred oxygen concentrators a day after another restaurant in Lodhi Colony was blown up.
On Friday morning, the town hall restaurant and bar in the Lodhi Colony were searched and nine concentrators were seized. Both outlets are linked to Navneet Kalra, the alleged black marketer of oxygen concentrators in Delhi.
This brings the total number of oxygen concentrators seized in the last two days of the raids to 524. On Thursday the Delhi police carried out Search the Nege & Ju premises in the Lodhi ColonyCentral market and khullar farm in Mandi village which is also associated with Navneet Kalra.
The police recovered 419 oxygen concentrators from the raids on Thursday. Videos showed people queuing for oxygen concentrators outside the Khan Chacha restaurant.
According to the police, orders for oxygen concentrators were received via an online portal and via WhatsApp groups. Screenshots by Navneet Kalra of oxygen concentrator supply and demand in such a group on April 26th were captured by India Today TV.
The police are looking for Navneet Kalra
According to DCP Atul Thakur, the restorations began at Nege & Ju, owned by Navneet Kalra, a well-known businessman associated with Dayal Opticals and Mr. Chow. Navneet Kalra is often seen with celebrities and cricketers. Kalra’s social media accounts are full of photos of him with movie stars and cricketers.
The police are now looking for Navneet Kalra. Four people were arrested by Nege & Ju on Thursday in connection with the black marketing of oxygen concentrators. While on patrol, Delhi police found the restobar open and discovered suspicious activity inside.
Blown up Lodhi Colony Bar
After searching the restobar, a person was found who was sitting with a laptop and taking orders for oxygen concentrators via an online portal. During the search of the premises, 32 oxygen concentrators with a capacity of 9 and 5 liters as well as boxes with thermal scanners and N-95 masks were found.
The goods were confiscated during the raids in the Lodhi colony.
Upon verification, it was found that the owner of the restobar was Navneet Kalra. An FIR was registered against the four men who operated the racket at the Lodhi Colony Outlet under sections of the Essential Commodities Act and the Epidemic Diseases Act.
Gaurav Singh, Satish Sethi, Vikrant and Hitesh, all residents of Delhi, were arrested. “Hitesh is the manager of the place while the mastermind is the owner Navneet Kalra himself,” said DCP Atul Thakur.
According to the police, the defendant imported the oxygen concentrators from China and sold them in Delhi via an online portal. The concentrators were reportedly bought for Rs 20,000-25,000 and sold for at least Rs 70,000.
Delhi Police are contacting customs to verify that the oxygen concentrators were purchased for personal use and then sold for commercial use as permitted by the center. When questioned in depth, the defendant revealed that he also has a warehouse on the Khullar farm in Mandi village, where the concentrators were stored.
Another search was conducted and an additional 387 units of oxygen concentrators were recovered. Bills for these concentrators indicated that they sold for over Rs 70,000 apiece. MRP stickers with price information were also found on the oxygen units.
The police estimate that the group has so far sold concentrators to over 50 people.
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