Man held for dealing in remdesivir gets bail

Chandigarh, July 14

A local court here has granted bail to Prabhat Tyagi, one of the accused arrested allegedly with remdesivir injection.

The police had arrested Tyagi from a Sector 17 hotel on April 17. The police alleged in the FIR that the accused were dealing in the sale and purchase of remdesivir without any permit or licence. A sample of the vial with an MRP of Rs 4,700 was also recovered from the accused.

Tyagi’s counsel though argued that he had been in custody for a long time and was not required for the purpose of investigation. He argued that the five co-accused in the case had already been given concession of bail by the High Court.

The public prosecutor opposed the bail on the ground of severity of the offence and that the applicant was very much present at the hotel at the relevant time for the sale of remdesivir.

After hearing the arguments, the court granted Tyagi bail on furnishing Rs 1,00,000 bail bond. — TNS