Pramesh Jain
The CCB officials on Friday arrested a 45-year-old Software engineer red handed while he was selling Posaconazole injections and tablets used for the treatment of black Fungus in black market.
The accused has been identified as,Rammohan T, resident of Kundanahalli.
Senior officer,told media persons,our CCB team received a credible information that a person is hoarding illegally injection vials and medicines used for Black Fungus treatment and selling it charging exorbitant price.
Based on a tip off, a team of officials raided a place near ITI factory gate close to KR Puram Railway station and arrested Rammohan T, resident of Kundalahalli .
The police have seized 17 injections and 80 tablets from him.
During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it was revealed that the accused was offering to sell each vial for Rs.18,000 while the MRP of injection is Rs 8,500.
A detailed investigation revealed that the accused is presently unemployed and bought the medicine online from a city based pharma and started to circulate it on whatsapp offering black fungus injection for Rs 18,000 per vial .
The CCB police contacted the accused and clicked a deal for the injections and trapped him while he was waiting for the customers to deliver the injection.
Sandeep Patil Joint commissioner of police,Crime,tweeted,After blackmarketing of Remdesivir & Oxygen cylinders..some indulging in hoarding & blackmarketing of injection reqd for BLACKFUNGUS treatment..CCB arrest accused..seize 17 injections & 80 tablets..selling at double the MRP he said by tweeting.
We have taken him into custody for further investigations he added.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated,Joint CP Crime,Sandeep Patil, DCP Crime-1,KP Ravikumar,and team for the commendable job done by them and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.
