3 held for illegal sale of remdesivir

Hyderabad: Task Force sleuths of Ramagundam commissionerate have busted a gang which was into illegal sale of remdesivir injections and arrested three offenders. Police seized five remdesivir injection vials from their possession.
Police arrested P Santosh, an ambulance driver from Tiryani, two private hospital workers, P Ramesh of Bellampalli and G Rajender of Mandamarri, at Mancherial and seized five vials of remdesivir.Another gang member, P Ranjit, an ambulance driver of Mancherial, went absconding.
According to police, Ramesh and Rajender have been collecting Aadhaar card and Covid-19 positive reports of patients admitted at two hospitals they were working on the pretext of arranging remdesivir injections. “The accused then create a fake prescription in the name of patients and send it to medicine suppliers in Hyderabad along with patient’s Aadhaar, Covid-19 report and obtain remdesivir injections,” assistant commissioner of police (ACP), Mancherial, Akhil Mahajan said.
After procuring remdesivir injections from Hyderabad, Ramesh and Rajender strike a deal with patients who need the medicine saying that each vial would be available for Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000. Once a patient’s family agrees to pay the amount, Ramesh and Rajender alert Santosh and Ranjit to collect the amount and deliver the vials. Police found out that the gang has been indulging in illegal sale of remdesivir injection for the past one month.