Two persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly selling a vial of Remdesivir injection at an exorbitant price in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district.
Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal told The Pioneer that those arrested were as Dileep Kumar Sannat (34) and Dwarika Singh (24), both residents of Bilaspur district. Dileep is the Regional Medical Officer while Dwarika is a nurse, Agrawal said.Acting on a tip, police sent a decoy customer near Bengali Chowk and arrested them for selling Remdesivir injection for Rs 18,000.
Police seized one vial of Remdesivir, Rs 53,000 in cash, two mobile phones and a scooter used in the crime.