Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Sasaram : Rohtas police on May 9, 2021, busted a gang of back-marketeers, who taking advantage of Covid-19 pandemic, dealt in Oxygen cylinders. Police seized 129 Oxygen cylinders and arrested a black-marketeer identified as Vikas Kumar. Later, police sent him to jail after interrogation.
SDO, Dehri-on-Sone, said that police got information that M/S Vikas Traders, Station Road, Dehri-on-Sone, was selling one Oxygen cylinder at Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000 each. The district administration immediately swung into action and conducted raid at M/S Vikas Traders and seized 91 Oxygen Cylinders and also arrested Vikas Kumar. During interrogation, Vikas Kumar said that he smuggled refilled Oxygen Cylinders from West Bengal and sold them out at Rs 30,000 to Rs 35,000 per cylinder.
The SDO said that after seizure of Oxygen Cylinders, he sent seizure list to the Sub-Divisional Hospital in the presence of the magistrate so that they could be used in emergency cases.