KANPUR: Kanpur Police busted an oxygen blackmarketing racket, seized 50 cylinders with oxygen and arrested three persons at Afeem Kothi Loha Mandi area of the city on Wednesday night.
Gas agency owner Yameen and his two sons Asif and Lateef were arrested.
“The raid was conducted at the Shama Trading Company in Afeem Kothi Loha Mandi area and 50 cylinders containing oxygen, and 64 empty ones were seized,” ACP Akmal Khan said. “The cylinders were being sold to Covid patients in home quarantine at exorbitant rates,” he added.
Commissioner of Police, Asim Arun, said, “We have constituted special teams to conduct raids on those involved in black-marketing of oxygen cylinders, and remdesivir and fabiflu medicines.
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and Gangster Act would be invoked against those involved in black-marketing. We urge people to inform police about any such illegal and inhuman practice and assure confidentiality.”