Mumbai: Five individuals had been arrested in reference to black marketing of Remdesivir drug, used in the therapy of COVID sufferers, in Mumbai’s Goregaon space on Tuesday (April 27).
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch raided a resort’s kitchen in Motilal Nagar on April 23 and 24 raided. During the search, they recovered 34 vials of Remdesivir.
The accused had been allegedly promoting the drug for Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 per vial.
“The accused have been identified as Sneha Shaha, Shubham Bakshi, Dipak Khadka, Rohit Kamble and Atharv Chintamani,” a police official was quoted as saying by PTI.
Earlier this week, 8 individuals had been arrested in Meerut for black marketing of Remdesivir. They had been allegedly promoting a bottle of this medication for as much as Rs 30,000.
Similar incidents have been reported from varied elements of the nation. Even pretend Remdesivir medicines have been reportedly offered in many locations.
Police are taking strict measures to determine the criminals behind such rackets.
