Five persons were arrested in Maharashtra's Nagpur for allegedly selling Remdesivir, a key drug in the treatment of COVID-19, at Rs 45,000 per vial, police said on Saturday.
After a tip off was received, a trap was laid and five people were held on Friday night and seven vials of the anti-viral drug were recovered from them, said Beltarodi police station inspector Vijay Akot.
They have been remanded in police custody till April 26, he added.