India, Nov. 23 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police has registered a case against unknown BMC officers and a contractor for alleged irregularities in setting up oxygen generation plants at nine civic hospitals and two jumbo Covid centres during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A case has been registered at the Nagpada Police station against Romin Chheda of Highway Construction Company and unknown BMC officials who caused losses worth Rs.6 crore to the civic body by overlooking delays in construction.

According to the EOW, the civic body had awarded a contract to build oxygen generation plants in nine of its hospitals and two jumbo COVID centres to Constructions Company. The hospitals included V N Desai Hospital, Dr Babasaheb Ambed...