Three held for black marketing Remdesivir in Hyderabad
The police seized two Remdesivir (Covifor) Injections and three mobile phones from the suspects
Hyderabad: The sleuths of Commissioner’s Task Force, Central Zone, apprehended three suspects for procuring generic version of Remdesivir injections and illegally selling them at higher rates.
The police seized two Remdesivir (Covifor) Injections and three mobile phones from the suspects — Y. Praveen Kumar (30), G. Raju (22) and M Rajender (24). The arrest was made under the supervision of P. Radhakishan Rao, Deputy Commissioner of Police (OSD), Commissioner’s Task Force, Hyderabad and Mohd Abdul Javeed, Inspector of Police, Commissioner’s Task Force, Central Zone team along with SIs Mohd Shahnawaz Shafi and T. Sreedhar and the staff of Central Zone.
According to the police, Praveen Kumar and Rajender who used to work in a private company lost their jobs during the lockdown. Noticing the huge demand for Remdesivir injection due to the Covid-19 situation, the two procured the antiviral with the help of G. Raju who works in a medical hall and were selling the injection for as high as Rs 35,000 (per injection) without any valid documents.
On Sunday, the three suspects were trying to sell Remdesivir 100Mg/20ml injections to a customer when they were arrested, The apprehended suspects along with seized material were handed over to Nallakunta police for further action.
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