Maharashtra Cyber cell registers FIR against bogus distributors selling COVID medicines
Maharashtra Cyber cell has registered a FIR against unidentified people for allegedly impersonating as distributors of a reputed pharma company and selling bogus Remdesivir and Tocilizumab tablets online as well as duping them in the process.
A probe is underway and the complaint was registered after the pharma company approached the police. With the ongoing shortage of COVID-related medicines, a number of people across the state have fallen prey to the online fraud on the pretext of procuring Remdesivir and Tocilizumab medicines through a prominent pharmaceutical company executive.
The company said in the statement that, a few mobile numbers had posted on various social media platforms that they were authorized dealers of the pharma company. Upon contacting, it was conveyed the vaccine would be made available only on payment of a certain amount in advance via online transactions and subsequently the vaccines would be delivered to the citizens.
Based on these findings, a case was registered by the Maharashtra Cyber wherein they booked the unidentified accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for criminal conspiracy, cheating, voluntarily causing grievous hurt along with sections of the Information Technology Act, The Trademarks Act, Drugs and Cosmetics Act for impersonating dealers in medicines of Remdivisir and Tocilizumab
The Maharashtra Cyber also issued directives to relevant Telecom provider companies to seek the details of the numbers used for this online fraud. The investigating team is coordinating with the banks where the amount was credited and asking them to freeze such accounts till the investigation is complete.
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