Look-out circular against restaurateur

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police said on Monday a look-out-circular (LoC) has been issued against restaurateur Navneet Kalra over the recovery of 524 oxygen concentrators from three of his restaurants – Khan Chacha, Town Hall and Nege & Ju – and from the office of a private company, Matrix Cellular, last week.

Kalra has been on the run since the recoveries of the concentrators between Wednesday and Friday. “As Kalra has been absconding in the case, we approached the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) and got a look-out-circular issued against him. In addition to that, our teams have been conducting raids in Delhi and many other states to arrest him,” said Delhi Police spokesperson Chinmoy Biswal. The Delhi FRRO is the authority through which the police request the IB and the immigration department to sound an alert to all Indian airports. A police officer with knowledge of the matter said investigation will also focus on allegations that some of the oxygen concentrators were defective. Another officer, who asked not to be named, said they will also probe the role of Gaggan Duggal, the owner of Matrix Cellular.

On Monday, Kalra moved a court seeking preterm bail in the alleged cheating and criminal conspiracy case that was registered at the Lodhi Colony police station. The court, however, refused to grant interim relief to Kalra and said the matter will be heard on Tuesday.”