Fake Remdesivir racket busted in Haryana, 11 arrested
The Food and Drugs Administration division of Haryana has busted a racket concerned in manufacturing giant portions of faux Remdesivir injections. A complete of 11 individuals have been arrested up to now in the case by the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of the police.
According to police, the accused had been allegedly promoting Meroprnem, as Remdesivir vials by printing pretend stickers of M/s Hetero Labs Limited, an organization producing the drug.
Police mentioned that 277 vials with pretend stickers had been recovered. More than 3,300 packing containers of Meroprnem had been additionally recovered.
Remdesivir is an antiviral drug used in the remedy of Covid sufferers.
“Eleven accused have so far been arrested during the investigation. They were selling the injections, used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients, to the desperate people at an exorbitant rate,” a Haryana police spokesperson mentioned.
During investigations, police traced the manufacturing unit in Nalagarh. The unit is now sealed.
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