Four arrested for selling price-hiked protective gear, storing Covid-19 test kits

Ramna Police last night arrested four people from the Bangla Motor area in Dhaka on charges of storing Covid-19 testing kits and other equipment used in combating the virus and selling those at hiked prices.

The arrestees are Anwar Hossain, Amit Basak, Shoayeb, and Shuvo.

SM Shamim, senior assistant commissioner of Ramna Zone Police, said they were discharging their duties at Mohgbazar area on Thursday night when a man approached and complained to them that some traders took Tk 30,000 for 20 masks when the actual price is only Tk 3600.

Shamim said they later conducted a raid at a private institution at Jahura Tower around 9:00pm and arrested the four persons along with 275 Covid-19 testing kits, 9050 pieces of normal masks, 100 pieces of N95 masks, 198 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment and some other items.

The testing kits should not be in the possession of any individual or private organisation, Shamim said.

In primary interrogation, the arrestees admitted that they stored the items to sell later at hiked prices.

A case was filed with Shahbagh Police Station under the Special Powers Act in this regard.