2 Sold Fire Extinguisher As Oxygen Cylinder To Delhi Woman, Arrested

At a time when the country is witnessing surge in COVID-19 cases, the demand for oxygen has subsequently increased.

Two people were arrested here on Thursday for allegedly cheating a woman by selling her a fire extinguisher instead of an oxygen cylinder which she required for her COVID-19 positive relative, police said. The two were arrested from west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area. At a time when the country is witnessing surge in COVID-19 cases, the demand for oxygen has subsequently increased. The arrest was made by a joint team of special staff of the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and Uttam Nagar Police, informed Deputy Commissioner of Police Santosh Kumar Meena.