The Yogi Adityanath government has decided to invoke the provisions of stringent National Security Act (NSA) against three persons who were arrested in Kanpur, carrying 265 Remdesivir injection vials.
"The state government has instructed police to act tough against people who are black-marketing Covid-19 medicines," said a government spokesman.
Police commissioner Asim Arun said that no illegal activity would be tolerated in this time of crisis and would invite strictest punishment.
"It is a crime against humanity and we will invoke NSA against the three persons arrested with Remdesivir injections on Thursday," he said.
He further said that the state government was fully committed to facilitating easy availability of vials and other Covid-related medicines to its people.