Three people were held in Hyderabad for selling oxygen cylinders on the black market after they received a tip about someone illegally transporting oxygen cylinders.
Following this, the local police under the Malkajgiri police station started a search party of all the vehicles in the limits. While doing so, a van containing fifteen oxygen cylinders was found and confiscated. These cylinders had 150 litres each. While investigating the culprits, it was found that they had gotten this for ₹16,000 and had been trying to sell it for ₹25,000. The kingpin was nabbed by the police, who confessed that he had recruited the other two to transport and sell the cylinders to those who were urgently in need of oxygen cylinders.
One of the accused was revealed to be running an NGO that was supplying oxygen cylinders and other medical services for COVID patients in Hyderabad.
Meanwhile, Telangana reported over 10,122 COVID cases as of Monday, of which a majority comprised cases from Hyderabad. Patients of Telangana were found to have a lot of difficulty in recovery thanks to the high obesity rates in the state.
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