Probe roles of Siddique, Sonu Sood’s Trust in Remdesivir supply: HC

Bench asks Maharashtra to check whether the drugs distributed by the trusts were spurious or not

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashra government to examine the role of MLA Zeeshan Siddique and actor Sonu Sood’s Trust, Sood Charity Foundation, in supplying Remdesivir without any licence. Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbakoni told a Division Bench of Justices S.P. Deshmukh and G.S. Kulkarni that a criminal case was filed with the Mazgaon Magistrate against Mr. Siddique’s Trust, BDR Foundation, and the trustees who were supplying #Remdesivir as they did not have licence. However, no case was registered against the Indian National Congress Party MLA as he had only supplied. The court then asked, “Why is the MLA not booked? Is it not a crime to procure and supply? Examine this before we pass an order.” The A-G said, “I am only reporting the status. No case was reported against Mr. Siddique as he merely diverted those who approached him.”