Delhi Doctor, lab assistant arrested for black marketing remdesivir
During interrogation, the doctor disclosed that he procured the recovered remdesivir from Garg at Rs 35,000 per injection for further sale at Rs 45,000, he said.
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New Delhi: A 32-year-old doctor and a lab assistant were arrested on Thursday for allegedly black marketing remdesivir injections, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of the narcotics cell arrested the two suspects and recovered eight injections, an officer said.
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Those arrested have been identified as doctor, a resident of Sector-13 in Rohini, and lab assistant Nikhil Garg (22), a resident of Rajouri Garden, they said.
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