Delhi: Two held for duping woman by selling fire extinguisher in place of oxygen cylinder

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New Delhi: The Delhi police arrested two folks on Thursday (April 29) in connection to a dishonest case. 

The duo was held on costs of dishonest a woman by selling her a fire extinguisher as an alternative of an oxygen cylinder which she wanted for a COVID-19 optimistic relative. 

The matter got here to mild when a woman named Geeta Arora lodged a criticism with the Dwarka police alleging that two folks duped her by selling fire extinguisher in place of an oxygen cylinder. 

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Santosh Kumar Meena knowledgeable that complainant Geeta Arora, a resident of Shishram Park, Bindapur, alleged that two folks bought her a fire extinguisher. 

The police stated that the woman was searching for an oxygen cylinder as her relative was affected by coronavirus an infection. “Her relative was suffering from COVID-19 and was having difficulty in breathing due to low oxygen levels. In a bid to arrange an oxygen cylinder, she came in contact with the accused, who duped her,” the police acknowledged. 

When Arora tried to contact them and demanded her a reimbursement for duping her, they stopped choosing up her cellphone calls, the DCP additional stated. 

The two accused named Ashutosh (19) and Ayush (22), residents of Vikaspuri, have been arrested from west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar space. The police additionally seized 5 fire extinguishers from them. The accused have been allegedly selling fire extinguisher as oxygen cylinder for Rs 10,000. 

Further investigation is underway. 

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