Mumbai doctor, 2 others arrested for selling Remdesivir in black market

Mumbai | Thursday | 15th April, 2021

Summary:

The gang had offered three injections for the total price of Rs.

59,000 as against the retail price of about Rs.

1,400 per injection. 

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The surge of coronavirus cases in the state has been dreadful these days.

No money is helping in providing benefits, just hope and luck playing their part.

And amid this health crisis corruption is evolving.

Maharashtra’s Mumbai witnessed three men including a doctor selling Remdesivir injection in black.

The accused are arrested on Tuesday.

Three men including a doctor were arrested on Tuesday on charges of selling Remdesivir injection in Mumbai’s fast-growing black market for the key antiviral drug for Covid-19 patients that is in short supply, the Mumbai police said on Wednesday.

The Malwani police had received a tip-off about the ongoing racket.