Pune

Amid a shortage pf Remdesivir injections in Maharashtra, Pune rural police arrested four people from Baramati for allegedly selling the vials of the anti-viral drug filled with Paracetamol liquids at a higher price to Covid-19 patients. The police also recovered three injections from possession of the accused.

“The injections were labelled as Remdesivir. However, they were filled with paracetamol in liquid form,” Narayan Shirgaonkar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pune rural told reporters.

The four accused have identified as Dilip Dnyandev Gaikwad (35) and Shankar Dada Bhise, both residents of Katewadi in Baramati, Prashant Siddheshwar Gharat (23) of Indapur, Sandip Sanjay Gaikwad (20) of Bhigwan.