Remdesivir scam accused planned to make 80,000 fake injections: Indore Police
India | June 04, 2021 14:52 ISTTwo patients in Indore died after being administered with the fake remdesivir injections, which comprised glucose salt water.
Two patients in Indore died after being administered with the fake remdesivir injections, which comprised glucose salt water.
Amrita Mallick, resident of Greater Kailash-1, stated that her mother was admitted in a hospital in critical condition, and six doses of Remdesivir injection was prescribed by the doctor.
Taking cognizance of a petition by Barrister Vinod Tiwari, the CVC has ordered the Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers to investigate the issue in detail.
The police have asked the bank authorities to freeze the account of the accused, and the money deposited by the victim was returned to him, the official said. A case was registered under Indian Penal Code Section 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions, and search was on for the accused.
The wife of a Covid patient, who succumbed in a private hospital in Patna on May 8, has alleged that a doctor there had molested her, while the hospital administration deliberately switched off the oxygen supply in the ICU
These injections were sold as genuine Remdesivir, which is in high demand for treating COVID-19 patients, at exorbitant rates, a probe has revealed.
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