24 persons arrested so far for illegal sale of Remdesivir in Chennai
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Special teams of police personnel have arrested 24 persons and booked 11 cases
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Special teams of police personnel have arrested 24 persons and booked 11 cases Chennai City Police have arrested 24 persons so far who were allegedly stocking Remdesivir/ Ninavir and selling them at higher prices illegally.
On the orders of City Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal, all Police Inspectors tightened vigil in their respective jurisdiction to trace those hoarding the life-saving drug and have been arresting the black marketeers who make money utilising the pandemic situation.
Special teams of police personnel have arrested 24 persons and booked 11 cases. As many as 243 vials were seized from them of which 78 vials were handed over back for use by patients and steps have been taken to release the remaining vials for the treatment of patients, said the police.
According to the police, the victims are two special sub-inspectors and a head constable.
City Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal and other police officers paid tributes to three police personnel who lost their lives due to COVID-19 recently.
According to the police, the victims are two special sub-inspectors (SSIs) and a head constable. T. Arul, SSI, attached with the traffic police, Sembium, died on May 6 at the Government Royapettah Hospital without responding to the treatment. Another SSI K.R. Balaji, attached with the traffic police, Villivakkam, succumbed at the Government Stanley Hospital on May 7.
Another victim K. Suresh Kumar was under treatment since April 26 at the Government College Hospital in Omandurar Government Estate and died on May 1 without responding to treatment.
Grievance redressal mechanisms will be streamlined, says Police Commissioner
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‘Facility for residents to lodge complaints by WhatsApp video call will continue’
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‘Facility for residents to lodge complaints by WhatsApp video call will continue’
City Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal is planning to streamline grievance redressal mechanisms so that the public can get their problems solved quickly.
The Commissioner listened to the grievances of residents through Whatsapp video calls at his office in Vepery. The facility was launched in July last year for the convenience of the public during the lockdown.
From 1 p.m. on Wednesday, he listened to residents’ pleas and passed on instructions to his subordinates to look into the complaints.