Ten held for promoting faux platelets in UP’s Prayagraj
3 min readBy PTI
PRAYAGRAJ: Ten members of a gang allegedly promoting faux platelets to sufferers have been arrested right here on Friday, police mentioned.
Senior Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey mentioned the accused used to take plasma from completely different blood banks after which put it in pouches and promote the plasma as platelet.
The arrests have been made following a tip-off, he mentioned, including some faux platelet pouches have been seized from the possession of the accused.
Pandey additionally mentioned 12 individuals have been arrested just a few days in the past for allegedly supplying blood in an unlawful method.
When requested a few case pertaining to the sealing of a non-public hospital on Thursday for allegedly transfusing fruit juice as a substitute of blood platelets to a dengue affected person who later died, he mentioned, “During the course of interrogation, it has not been confirmed whether it was a fruit juice in the pouch or something else.”
“These people sell plasma as platelets. A sample is being sent to a laboratory and a correct picture will emerge only after an examination,” the SP mentioned.
A non-public hospital in Prayagraj was sealed on Thursday for allegedly transfusing fruit juice as a substitute of blood platelets to a dengue affected person who later died, police had mentioned.
After a video of the alleged incident went viral, the district administration swung into motion and on the path of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak sealed the hospital.
The affected person, Pradeep Pandey, was shifted to a different hospital the place he died after his situation deteriorated, officers had mentioned.
However, no FIR has been registered on the native police station in reference to the case.
The proprietor of the personal hospital had claimed that the platelets have been introduced from a unique medical facility and the affected person developed a response after three models have been transfused to him.
PRAYAGRAJ: Ten members of a gang allegedly promoting faux platelets to sufferers have been arrested right here on Friday, police mentioned.
Senior Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey mentioned the accused used to take plasma from completely different blood banks after which put it in pouches and promote the plasma as platelet.
The arrests have been made following a tip-off, he mentioned, including some faux platelet pouches have been seized from the possession of the accused.
Pandey additionally mentioned 12 individuals have been arrested just a few days in the past for allegedly supplying blood in an unlawful method.
When requested a few case pertaining to the sealing of a non-public hospital on Thursday for allegedly transfusing fruit juice as a substitute of blood platelets to a dengue affected person who later died, he mentioned, “During the course of interrogation, it has not been confirmed whether it was a fruit juice in the pouch or something else.”
“These people sell plasma as platelets. A sample is being sent to a laboratory and a correct picture will emerge only after an examination,” the SP mentioned.
A non-public hospital in Prayagraj was sealed on Thursday for allegedly transfusing fruit juice as a substitute of blood platelets to a dengue affected person who later died, police had mentioned.
After a video of the alleged incident went viral, the district administration swung into motion and on the path of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak sealed the hospital.
The affected person, Pradeep Pandey, was shifted to a different hospital the place he died after his situation deteriorated, officers had mentioned.
However, no FIR has been registered on the native police station in reference to the case.
The proprietor of the personal hospital had claimed that the platelets have been introduced from a unique medical facility and the affected person developed a response after three models have been transfused to him.
