O2 ‘scam’: Cops to seize goods only if offence committed

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Monday told Delhi High Court that as long as Matrix Cellular commits no offence, like selling oxygen concentrators or other Covid-related items at prices which are not legally permissible or are defective, it will not seize the goods they have imported.
Police told the court that Matrix can get released its goods awaiting customs clearance at Indira Gandhi International Airport, send some of the samples for testing and can sell its products in the market, but if any of its imported items is found to be defective or if the company is selling them by making false representations or at prices which are not legally permissible, then it will seize such goods.
The company told the high court that it was agreeable to the terms set by police as it wanted its goods to be taken out of customs to avoid payment of any further demurrage charges.
In view of the submissions by both sides, Justice Asha Menon disposed of the plea moved by the company to restrain police from taking any coercive measures like seizure of its oxygen concentrators or other related products it would be importing or has imported in connection with Covid-19 treatment. PTI