Haryana man dies after being sold empty oxygen cylinders in black

Sumedha Sharma
Tribune News Service
Gurugram, May 28

Despite making a desperate purchase of two oxygen cylinders for a whooping Rs 65,000, a city-based family could not save their 30-year-old son as the cylinders turned out to be empty.

Having been shattered by the tragedy a month ago, the family has now moved to police against the cheating which changed their world forever.

Ironically, however, while the complaint was moved to Gurugram police as the deceased was admitted here and family too lives here, they were asked to move to Delhi Police as they were provided fraudulent cylinders there.

While they have been running from pillar to post, no FIR has so far been registered by either police.

According to the complaint filed to Gurugram police by Bhuwan Mahajan, his brother-in-law Sumitan Kaushal died in the morning of May 1.

He was admitted to the Mayom Hospital located in Sector 41, Gurgaon and was in critical condition.

The hospital did not have enough oxygen and asked us to arrange for it.

“We got a call from number 8287797455 by a person located in Sawada village Delhi who said that he can give us filled oxygen cylinders. The time was around 9 pm on April 30. He charged Rs 65,000 for two cylinders. Since our patient was critical and we had no other source, we agreed. He asked us to come to a location in Sawada village with GPS coordinates. Once I reached there around 11.15 pm, he and his friend handed us the two cylinders. I confirmed with them that please make sure cylinders are full since our patient is critical and they said yes.

“I took the delivery of both cylinders and reached the Mayom Hospital. Around 2 am on May 1, the oxygen supply of the hospital finished and they asked us to bring the cylinder. However, when we brought the cylinders to ICU both of them were empty.

“Due to that critical loss of time, my brother-in-law died because of lack of oxygen. If we had known that cylinders are empty, we would have shifted our patient to Artemis ambulance as we had already booked an ICU bed in Artemis Hospital Gurgaon.

“They fleeced us by giving two empty oxygen cylinders for Rs 65,000,” read the complaint made by Bhuwan to cyber cell from where it was forwarded to Manesar police but it did not take up the case citing jurisdiction issues and directed the family to approach Delhi Police.

The family has since been running between police stations and none has even cared to file a zero FIR to at least officially record the case.

They have now moved to CP KK Rao.

“I will look into the issue and take stern action if there is any lapse on our side in registration of crime or dealing with complainant,” said CP KK Rao.