Two held from Haryana’s Panipat for Remdesivir black marketing
The Haryana Police on Thursday arrested two individuals from Panipat on the costs of black-marketing of antiviral drug Remdesivir, used within the therapy of some COVID-19 sufferers. The arrested accused had been each residents of Panipat district.
One of them was a supervisor at a number one diagnostic laboratory whereas the opposite accused runs a medical retailer in a hospital, a Haryana police assertion stated right here. “The accused were trying to sell one vial of Remdesivir for Rs 20,000. Initial probe revealed that they had so far sold 12 injections at various places,” it stated.
Police had been tipped off about black marketing of the drug, following which they raided the placement together with the Panipat drug controller and nabbed the accused.
On the grievance of the drug controller, a case was registered towards them below varied sections of the IPC and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. Further investigation is underway, the assertion stated.Â
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