The COVID-19 pandemic is causing much paranoia and the world is still waiting for a cure or a vaccine for it.But then there are others who try to fool people into believing that they have a secret medicine that can prevent the infection.?
While most of these are financially motivated, one man in Delhi used it to target the family of a man who he suspected was having an affair with his wife.?
According to Delhi Police, the man hired two women, who posed as health workers and poisoned a Home Guard and his entire family on the pretext of giving medicine to prevent coronavirus infection.?
The man, identified as Pradeep suspected that his wife was having an extra-marital affair with the victim, who worked as a home guard.So he hired the two women, who posed as health workers, and went to the victim's house in north Delhi's Alipur area on Sunday.?
The women told the family members that they have medicine to prevent COVID-19 infection, which everyone must consume to keep their families safe.The women then gave the family a bottle with some liquid.The family consumed the liquid and fell sick after which they were rushed to a hospital where they are recovering.?
During the investigation, police identified the two women through CCTV footage and apprehended them.The women said that they were hired by a man for the job, based on which Pradeep was also arrested.?
There are no known cure or medicine that can prevent the deadly viral infection, but across the world there are a number of experiments that are currently underway.?