NEW DELHI: A court on Wednesday ordered
distribution
of
oxygen concentrators
, seized by
Delhi Police, among various courts and
police personnel
for utilisation.
The court in its order highlighted the deaths of two judicial officers due to Covid-19.
Metropolitan magistrate Anuj Bahal was hearing an application filed by police for the release of 12 oxygen concentrators seized on May 4. Two persons, Vinay Agarwal and Akash Vashist, were apprehended and the machines were deposited at Dwarka police station.
It is also submitted in the application that many policemen were battling Covid-19 and, therefore, these oxygen concentrators could be used for saving the lives of police personnel.
“It is pertinent to mention that judicial officers, due to their nature of work, are also exposed to deadly coronavirus. A large number of judicial officers and their families in Delhi are infected with Covid-19 virus and unfortunately two members of Delhi judiciary, namely family judge Kovai Venugopal and metropolitan magistrate, Dwarka Kamran Khan, have lost their lives due to the Covid infection,” the court pointed out.
The order further stated, “In the best health interest of police officers, judicial officers and their family members, this court deems it fit to release and put to immediate use the 12 Oxygen concentrators, seized in present FIR, for medication of police officer, judicial officers and their family members.”
Of the 12 oxygen concentrators, two machines will be released to the DCP, Dwarka for infected police officials.
“Three oxygen concentrators be released to the office of principal district and sessions judge (HQ), Tiz Hazari. Two be released to the office of the principal district and sessions judge, Dwarka,” the order stated. Three oxygen concentrators will go to the office of the principal district and sessions judge, Saket, and two to Covid Health Centre at Delhi Judicial Academy, Dwarka, directed Bahal.
On April 30, Delhi High Court had directed the release of 170 oxygen concentrators, observing it to be the “need of the hour”.
“We had passed an order regarding Remdesivir and oxygen cylinders. Same would apply to oxygen concentrators and all other equipment necessary” for treatment of Covid-19, it had held.