Delhi Police has arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly black marketing essential drugs and injections required for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, at exorbitant rates in West Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh area. The accused, Lovee Narula, a resident of Paschim Vihar in West Delhi, is engaged in the pharmaceutical business and procured the medicines and injections from his associate Rahul and later sold each shot for `3 lakh. According to Urvija Goel, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district, action was taken against Narula after an input was received by the Punjabi Bagh police station regarding black marketing of essential Covid-19 medicines and injections.

“A police team was constituted and during a raid Lovee Narula was apprehended on May 8. He was subsequently arrested and essential drugs and injections were recovered from his possession. During interrogation, it was revealed that he had been purchasing them from his associate Rahul and was selling the injections for `3 lakh each as they are in high demand. He was selling them to desperate customers over India Mart and such other platforms,” said the DCP.

“Being engaged in the pharmaceuticals business he knew what all medicines would be required for the treatment Covid. Hence, he had hoarded them and was selling them at a huge profit,” said the DCP.

A case was registered in the matter under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and Epidemic Act and efforts are being made to apprehend the co-accused Rahul, who is on the run. Police are also trying to recover more of the essential medicines from the possession of the accused.

The police recovered two Actemra 400 mg/20 ml Tocilizumab 400 mg/200 ml, 10 Liposomal Amphotericin-B for injection 50 mg, 14 Mephentermine Sulphate injections, IP Termin 30mg/ml and `3,04,500 from the possession of the accused.