Goondas Act for hoarding Remdesivir says TN CM

Chennai, May 15 (PTI) Hoarding of Remdesivir, a drug
used in the treatment of Covid-19 patients, and selling
oxygen cylinders at exorbitant rates will attract police
action under the stringent Goondas Act in Tamil Nadu, Chief
Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday.
The CM's direction to the police comes in the wake of
arrest of a number of persons for allegedly selling
Remdesivir vials in the black market at inflated prices amid
a surge in demand for the life-saving oxygen.
Stalin said that while the public have accepted the
"bitter pill" of lockdown despite the curbs affecting their
livelihood and have extended cooperation to save lives, at
the same time, some "anti-social elements" were hoarding
the drug and selling it in the black market, he said in a
statement.
"Similarly, complaints are being received that at some
places oxygen cylinders are being sold at high rates.
Indulging in such acts during a pandemic is a severe
crime," Stalin added.
"I have directed to the police department to take
stringent action under the Goondas Act against those who
hoard Remdesivir and sell oxygen cylinders at inflated
price," the CM said. PTI SA
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