Man arrested for cheating woman on pretext of arranging Remdesivir drug
The Hindu
He was out of work due to the ongoing lockdown: police
A 23-year-old labourer has been arrested for allegedly cheating a woman on the pretext of arranging Remdesivir injection. He was out of work due to the lockdown, the police said. DCP (South-East) R.P. Meena said that the accused has been identified as Sudhir Kumar Yadav who hails from Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur. The police said that a woman identified as Pooja Gupta approached the police stating her sister-in-law was a COVID patient and her condition was critical. There was an urgent need of the drug for her treatment. Through a WhatsApp group, the complainant found the number of the accused who assured her to provide six Remdesivir injections for ₹9,000 each. He demanded ₹20,000 in advance for the same and remaining ₹3,4000 after delivery.
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