Fake Remdesivir, Rs 10-Lakh Hospital Bed: How Covid Patients Were Fleeced
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Investigators say many scammers have turned their attention to ripping off desperate Covid-19 patients and relatives as India suffers a devastating coronavirus surge.
From fake medicines to fire extinguishers disguised as oxygen cylinders and recycled personal protective equipment, India's coronavirus hell has been lucrative for its ever-inventive army of scammers, with sometimes deadly consequences. Komal Taneja's husband Chandrakant died gasping for breath at his New Delhi home last month after the oxygen canister that they paid $200 for on the internet never arrived. "We desperately tried to find a hospital bed for a week... Two private hospitals asked us for a million rupees (Rs 10 lakhs) in advance," Komal, her voice cracking on the phone, told AFP. "Then we came across a contact online promising an oxygen cylinder delivery within an hour of making the 15,000 rupees payment. When we did, they asked for more money, and then stopped responding," Komal added.More Related News