Man held for duping people on pretext of selling black fungus injection

: A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly duping people to the tune of Rs 10 lakh on the pretext of selling them Liposomal Amphotericin B injection which is used in the treatment of black fungus, police said on Friday. The accused, Ayush Singh, was arrested from Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh, they said, adding that he had cheated several people across India, including in the areas of Najafgarh, Dwarka, Mayur Vihar, Gurgaon, Noida and earned about Rs 10 lakh so far.

According to the police, a probe was initiated in the matter after several victims reported that they were duped by Singh when they got in touch with him for the injection through social media.