Two held for selling Black Fungus vials in grey market

June 09, 2021 07:55 pm | Updated 07:56 pm IST - Hyderabad

The two accused in police custody in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

The two accused in police custody in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

Two persons who were selling anti-Black Fungus injections in black market were apprehended by the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (North zone) team.

A team led by inspector K Nageswar Rao laid a trap near RTA office, Khairatabad, and apprehended Ravulapallu Shiva Chander, 31, pharmacy executive with Premier Hospital, Langar Houz, and Devisetti Viswanath, 30, a lab technician at Rajeswari Diagnostic, Manikonda.

The team seized eight vials of Amphotericin B Liposomal Injections (Ambilon 50) and two mobile phones from their possession, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) P Radha Kishan Rao said on Wednesday. He said that the duo were procuring and selling each vial of antifungal drug for ₹35,000, while the actual price was ₹7,858.

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