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Two held for selling Remdesivir in black
The Hindu
One of them works as a security guard at Osmania General Hospital
Two persons were apprehended on the charges of procuring, and selling Remdesivir injections, used in COVID-19 treatment, in the black market. According South Zone Task Force, the accused are Kiran Kumar (35), a resident of Bhongir who runs a medical supplies agency, and Mohd Khaled (23), a resident of Chandrayangutta working as a security guard at the Osmania General Hospital. Police said Kiran completed a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and started a medical supplies agency two months ago in Medipally. After observing that several patients were in need of the injections, he hatched a plan to buy Remdesivir injections at low prices by means of familiar channels, and later sell them for as high as ₹30,000.More Related News