3 held for selling Remdesivir injections illegally

Two male nursing staff, working in a leading private hospital in Gurugram including a woman, have been arrested from Sector-52 in Gurugram for allegedly stealing Remdesivir injections from the hospital and selling them illegally at high price. A teams of the Chief Minister flying squad and drug controller department nabbed the culprits with five infections. "We have nabbed ChetanKapoor, who has been working as staff nurse in Max Hospital in Gurugam, his associate Nitin Jose who used to work in Narayana hospital in Gurugam as a nursing staff and his wife Lima Oomen was also involved in the injections black market," AmandeepChauhan, drug controller officer said. He said they received information on Sunday that a gang was selling Remdesivir injections in Sector-52 area. "Our team verified the details and came to know about Chetan. A trap was laid after sending decoy customers and the trio were arrested. Five Remdesivir injections were recovered from the possession of the culprits," he said. (IANS)

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