<p>The chairman of a pharma company has lost Rs 5 lakh to fraudsters who cheated him by offering to supply Remdesivir, the drug used to treat severe cases of Covid-19.</p>.<p>T Thimmegowda, 62, a resident of Srinagar in South Bengaluru, has filed a complaint with the South CEN (Cyber Crime, Economic Offences & Narcotics) police, who have registered a cheating case under the Information Technology Act.</p>.<p>Thimmegowda, who runs Overseas Pharma Pvt Ltd, had been searching for suppliers of Remdesivir and found Kaushal Mahendra Kumar Vora, who claimed to supply the medicine. Thimmegowda transferred Rs 5 lakh to the account number Vora gave him. He waited till May 3 for the vials, but soon realised that he had been conned.</p>
<p>The chairman of a pharma company has lost Rs 5 lakh to fraudsters who cheated him by offering to supply Remdesivir, the drug used to treat severe cases of Covid-19.</p>.<p>T Thimmegowda, 62, a resident of Srinagar in South Bengaluru, has filed a complaint with the South CEN (Cyber Crime, Economic Offences & Narcotics) police, who have registered a cheating case under the Information Technology Act.</p>.<p>Thimmegowda, who runs Overseas Pharma Pvt Ltd, had been searching for suppliers of Remdesivir and found Kaushal Mahendra Kumar Vora, who claimed to supply the medicine. Thimmegowda transferred Rs 5 lakh to the account number Vora gave him. He waited till May 3 for the vials, but soon realised that he had been conned.</p>
