Vijayawada: The SEB seized 100 vials of Remdesivir and arrested one doctor and his aide, who were illegally transporting the Remdesivir from Hyderabad to Guntur at Garikapadu check post on Thursday. According SEB Additional Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal, on the tip off about illegal transportation of Remdesivir injections, they conducted checks in a TSRTC bus coming from Hyderabad. Remdesivir injection is being sold at Rs 35K to Rs 40K in black market.

The SEB found 100 vials of Remdesivir with Dr Karikapati Subba Rao, who runs Bhushaiah Memorial Hospital at Edlapadu, and his staffer Ajay Kumar.  Dr Subba Rao and his staffer procured Remdesivir injections from Dr Bhavya, a gynecologist working in Landmark Hospital in Hyderabad. A case will be registered against Bhushaiah Memorial Hospital for treating Covid – 19 cases without having permission, said SEB ASP.