Cops Form 178 Teams, Conduct Raids To Curb Black Marketing Of Critical Supplies

Dehradun, 19 May 2021:

Uttarakhand police have formed 178 teams to curb black marketing of critical supplies and emergency medical equipment needed for the treatment of Covid-19.

The police teams have conducted 1,935 raids and seized over 200 critical supply items, including 95 oxygen cylinders, four fake remdevisir injections and 107 other medical equipment and medicines, Uttarakhand DGP, Ashok Kumar said.

He added that police have registered 27 FIRs and took legal action against more than 35 people involved in black marketing of oxygen cylinders, medicines or other emergency medical equipment.

“Based on the complaints received on 112 and other helpline numbers, police teams are conducting raids and taking action. We adopted zero tolerance approach towards those found involved in black marketing,” DGP Kumar said.

Notably, the Uttarakhand high court had recently said that those selling fake remdesivir should be booked for murder. The Times Of India