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This is an archive article published on April 20, 2021

Delhi chemist store owner held for ‘black marketing’ of Remdesivir

An FIR has been registered under sections of cheating and criminal conspiracy against them at the Branch police station.

Delhi chemist store owner held for ‘black marketing’ of RemdesivirThe remdesivir drug is in short supply as the country battles a second wave of infections, and the government has banned its export. (AP Photo)

The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested two men, including the owner of a chemist shop, for alleged black marketing of Remdesivir in Delhi.

An FIR has been registered under sections of cheating and criminal conspiracy against them at the Branch police station.

Delhi Police Spokesperson Chinmoy Biswal said, “We have registered an FIR and arrested two men, Basant Goel (41), the owner of Goyal Medicos at Durgapuri Extension in Loni Road and his employee Ramoutar Sharma (27). Crime Branch is tracing further connections in the black-marketing of this life-saving Covid drug.”

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is known for his impactful and breaking stories. He covers the Ministry of Home Affairs, Investigative Agencies, National Investigative Agency, Central Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Agencies, Paramilitary Forces, and internal security. Prior to this, Manral had extensively reported on city-based crime stories along with that he also covered the anti-corruption branch of the Delhi government for a decade. He is known for his knack for News and a detailed understanding of stories. He also worked with Mail Today as a senior correspondent for eleven months. He has also worked with The Pioneer for two years where he was exclusively covering crime beat. During his initial days of the career he also worked with The Statesman newspaper in the national capital, where he was entrusted with beats like crime, education, and the Delhi Jal Board. A graduate in Mass Communication, Manral is always in search of stories that impact lives. ... Read More

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