Pune cops arrested a staff nurse working at Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in connection with illegal sale of Amphotericin B injection being used to treat 'black fungus' infection.
The arrested has been identified as Rajkumar Bhajantri.
The cops who came to the city on Monday informed Rural police station PSI Basu Chauhan that they will arrest Rajkumar who is staying at P&T quarters of the city.
An official said, "Based on a tip-off in Pune, a police team arrived to the city and gave a call to the accused asking him to come to Aland checklist of the City and took him along with them".
"Four more hospital staff have been suspected to be involved in the illegal sale of the vials. They have been interrogated and the police are likely to arrest them", said a GIMS source.
Published 14 June 2021, 18:16 IST