Nagpur cops rescue 15 critical Covid patients gasping for breath, but land in trouble

A team of police officers in Jaripatka of Nagpur landed in trouble after they managed to procure oxygen for 15 critical Covid-19 patients, but flouted a few norms on the way.

A team of police officers at Jaripatka in Maharashtra have landed in trouble even after they managed to save the lives of 15 critical Covid-19 patients who were in urgent need of oxygen. The hospital was facing an acute shortage of oxygen. On Sunday night, the Tirupude Hospital in Jaripatka apparently reached out to the police around 1 am saying they are in urgent need of oxygen cylinders. The hospital said that if oxygen is not made available, the lives of 15 Covid-19 patients would be at risk. The hospital was in urgent need of at least 10 oxygen cylinders at the time.