A youth in Pune was arrested for allegedly selling vials of remdesivir injections for Rs 7,000. The cops planned to send a decoy customer to the location and the person selling the injection vials was detained (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Key Highlights
A hospital employee in Pune was allegedly selling Remdesivir costlier than the market price
The man was selling each vial worth Rs 7,000, which is 5 times more than the stipulated price
Pune: Intensifying in crackdown on the black-marketing of remdesivir injections in Pune, the Crime Branch of city police arrested a medical assistant working at a hospital for selling the vials five times costlier. Officials of the Crime Branch and Food and Drugs Administration booked the accused.
An employee of a private hospital was arrested for allegedly trying to sell a vial of remdesivir injection at an exorbitant price in Maharashtra s Pune city, police said on Wednesday. Based on a tip-off, a decoy customer was sent to Bhavani Peth area on Tuesday and the accused Shivaji Sawant was caught while attempting to sell a vial of remdesivir for Rs 7,000, a senior crime branch official said. Amid shortage of the anti-viral drug, cases of black marketing have been reported, in which the Pimpri Chinchwad and Pune police have already arrested some people in separate cases. The accused works as an assistant in a private hospital and was in possession of two vials, the official said.