Surat: Woman held, three remdesivir injections seized

The Surat metropolis crime department officers on May 6 arrested a lady and seized from her three remdesivir injections which she planning promote in black market. On Friday, the Surat district courtroom had granted her police remand for 3 days.
The accused was recognized as Rashmi Retiwala (36), a resident of Adajan space and a clerk at Malaviya hospital.
Acting on a tip-off, the crime department officers laid a decoy and despatched a youth to Retiwala. According to police she was caught whereas giving the injections to the youth.
Surat crime department Police Sub-Inspector R J Chaudhary mentioned, “The accused had confessed that she had purchased the five remdesivir injections from the medical store of Malaviya hospital where she works. The accused was selling each injection for Rs 11,000.”