10 detained after an interstate phony medication operation was uncovered

On Thursday, the criminal department of the Delhi Police discovered an interstate narcotics network that produced and sold counterfeit medical supplies. Ten people were taken into custody as a consequence of the operation, which was carried out across many states, including Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. Among those apprehended were important figures in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of fake medications.

The following people have been identified as being arrested: Chander Pal Singh (70), Abdul Bashit (21), Daniyal Ali (25), Mukesh Kumar (42), Anil Kumar (23), Parvez Khan (33), Upkar Singh (33), Jasdeep Singh (23), and Vikas Chauhan (36).

“The team has successfully dismantled two major drug rackets operating at a national level by apprehending individuals involved in the illicit trade of counterfeit medications,” said Sanjay Bhatia, Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime. Millions of rupees’ worth of counterfeit drugs, including painkillers, diabetic supplies, antibiotics, and migraine remedies, were found.

On February 26, a tip about the distribution of counterfeit medications in the Capital was given to the authorities. To capture the gang, the criminal branch’s anti-gang unit divided into three groups.

The first squad stopped an Eeco van close to Tilak Bridge with the help of a medical representative from Johnson and Johnson and the Lupin firm. They then overcame two people, Upkar, also known as Manni, and Jasdeep.

Inside the van, the police discovered an enormous amount (44,530 pills) of counterfeit medications, including Defcort (3,900) to treat inflammation in allergies, arthritis, and asthma, Amaryl M1 (2,080) and Gluconorm (8,700) to treat diabetes II, and Ultracet (29,850) to cure pain.

According to Bhatia, Upkar acknowledged that the medications that were found were fake, and he gave credit to Abdul Bashit for supplying the Ultracet pills and Vikas for the other medications.

After searching Mukesh Chand’s home, the second police squad apprehended him and took 730 pills from him. The third raiding group found 5,700 Ultracet pills. Abdul Bashit, Parvez, and Daniyal Ali were apprehended by the police from various locations inside the Trans-Yamuna region.

According to Bhatia, the pharmaceutical firms verified that the retrieved medications were counterfeit, endangering patient safety.

A case has been filed by the police under the IPC’s Sections 420 (cheating), 328 (using poison to cause harm), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 34 (common purpose), and 63, 65 (copyright infringement).

“It was discovered during the accused’s interrogation that Anil Kumar, an employee of Malik, was manufacturing the counterfeit Ultracet medication at a factory in Sunder Nagar, Mandi, in HP,” the statement reads. “After that, these counterfeit medications are shipped from Sunder Nagar, HP, to Panipat, Haryana, via courier service, Nitco Roadways, under the fictitious Aggarwal Ayurvedic firm billing,” he said. Parvez was ready to collect the phony medications from Nitco Roadways under the guise of Aggarwal Ayurvedic. After conducting a follow-up search at the Nitco Transports office in Panipat, the police seized 2,16,000 Monocef-O pills and packaging materials that had been sent under the name Aggarwal Ayurvedic.

According to police authorities, Parvez used to sell Ali, who had a pharmacy diploma, the fake Ultracet medications. Instead of operating a store, Ali has granted Abdul Bashit his license in exchange for Rs 5,000 a month. In Geeta Colony, Bashit operated the ASR Medical Store.

According to the authorities, Bashit used to sell Upkar Singh large quantities of fake Ultracet medications as well as loose from his medical supply business. However, Upkar used to buy the other medications from Vikas, including Defcort, Gluconorm, and Amaryl M1. At his plant in Rajender Nagar, Ghaziabad, Vikas was the maker of the majority of the medications. They said that Shahrukh, who has previously been detained in connection with a drug-related crime, was the one who brought in the remaining narcotics from Roorkee, Uttarakhand.

“A significant portion of the population used the seized medicines to manage conditions like diabetes and migraines,” Bhatia said. The health and welfare of common people were seriously threatened by the distribution of these fake medications.

Bhatia said that after conducting a raid at the Sunder Nagar plant, the police discovered that Anil had moved the facility to Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, and shuttered the Sunder Nagar factory. Following an address for the factory, the police raided Shamli and discovered entire apparatus, believed to be worth Rs 33 lakh, that could be used to manufacture medications on a huge scale.

According to the police, Anil, the maker, was apprehended at the Ganaur railway station in Panipat when he was about to flee. He then revealed that Malik was the real brains behind the production of fake medications, and that he was just the unit’s maker and caregiver.

After many raids at various places, Malik was eventually apprehended in Narwana, Haryana. At the same time, Vikas Chauhan was taken into custody at his Mandoli Extension home. He first admitted to the police that he used to get the phony medications from Roorkee. But after being questioned for a long time, he admitted to owning a godown in Bhopra, Ghaziabad’s New Defence Colony, and a manufacturing facility in Rajendra Nagar, Ghaziabad. In response, the authorities carried out a search at the godown and found 3,42,450 pills, including empty gelatin capsule shells, two dye machines, Defcort-6, Gluconorm G1, Gluconorm G2, Pantocid DSR tablets, and OMED DSR (6,750).

The police in Rajendra Nagar discovered a whole set of equipment worth an estimated Rs 26 lakh that could be used to produce pharmaceuticals on a massive scale. The tablets and devices were found, in addition to Rs 70,000 in cash.