During the proceedings, Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava had opposed the plea and told the court that Kalra’s custodial interrogation is required and that bail should not be granted as he is an influential person. “His intention was to cheat the public at large and wrongfully gain. Had Delhi Police not busted the racket, many people would have been cheated,” the public prosecutor said.
The prosecutor had also apprised the court about a lab report which showed that the seized oxygen concentrators are not working, have poor quality and their working capacity is only 20.8 per cent.
On Wednesday, enior advocate Vikas Pahwa, representing Navneet Kalra, asked the court how his client can be accused of selling the oxygen concentrators at exorbitant prices, if there is no ceiling price fixed by the government.
The senior advocate emphasised that selective leaks are made by the Delhi Police against Kalra and that he is being made a scapegoat to divert the attention from core issues. Advocate Vikas Pahwa had told the court that he was made a scapegoat “so that the attention is diverted from core issues in society”.
(With inputs from PTI)
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