COVID-19: NSA to be lodged against 3 for selling Remdesivir at higher rates in U.P.
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The recovered injections, which cost around ₹5,400 each, did not have any batch number or other details, the STF said.
Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur have said they will slap the National Security Act (NSA) against three persons who were arrested on charges of allegedly smuggling and selling , an injectable drug used in the treatment of COVID-19, at rates higher than in the market. Also read: The arrests come two days after the State government urgently procured 25,000 vials of Remdesivir from Gujarat due to the rise in number of cases and demand for the drug.More Related News
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