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Time of India
07-08-2025
- Time of India
Dose of deception: Delhi cops bust fake life-saving drugs racket; 1.1L counterfeit tablets and capsules seized; 2 illegal factories sealed
Delhi Police have dismantled a significant counterfeit drug operation, seizing over 1.1 lakh fake tablets and capsules valued at crores NEW DELHI: Delhi Police's crime branch on Wednesday claimed to have busted a spurious drugs racket with the recovery of a massive cache of fake life-saving medicines. Six people, including the alleged kingpin, have been arrested. The haul includes over 1.1 lakh counterfeit tablets and capsules, with an estimated market value running into several crores. Packaging machinery and raw materials from two illegal factories in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have also been seized. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi Joint commissioner of police (crime) Surender Kumar formed a team under the supervision of DCP (crime) Harsh Indora to act on an intelligence about a consignment of counterfeit medicines entering Delhi. Three teams, headed by inspector Pawan Kumar, carried out the operation under the supervision of ACP Bhagwati Prasad. "According to the input received, fake medicines of reputed pharmaceutical companies were being brought into the national capital. Coordination was established with technical experts from the firms concerned to verify the authenticity of the products on the spot. Following systematic surveillance, police laid a trap at HP CNG petrol pump, Sham Nath Marg, Civil Lines, on July 30," said DCP Indora. A car was intercepted, and two Moradabad residents, Mohammad Alam (35) and his elder brother Mohammad Saleem (42), were caught with counterfeit medicines, said police. Company representatives confirmed discrepancies in packaging and stamping and lab reports later declared the products fake. "Subsequent interrogation and follow-up raids exposed an extensive interstate network with links to Moradabad, Deoria and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh; Panipat and Jind in Haryana; and Baddi and Solan in Himachal Pradesh," DCP Indora said. Police said the syndicate used encrypted apps, fictitious accounts and hawala channels for communication and payments. Cops seized more than 1 lakh counterfeit tablets and capsules of various life-saving drugs, 74 boxes of steroid injections, 1,166 tubes of skin ointment, about 150kg loose tablets, 20kg loose capsules, a heavy-duty medicine packing machine, 10 foil rolls and large quantities of blank boxes of multiple brands from two factories in Jind and Solan's Parwanoo. Apart from Alam and Saleem, the others arrested include alleged mastermind Rajesh Mishra (52) from Gorakhpur, Mohammad Zuvaier (29) from Moradabad, Prem Shankar Prajapati (25) from Deoria and Parmanand (50) from Jind. According to police, Zuvaier was the key supplier and a mid-level distributor while Prajapati acted as an intermediary, moving consignments from manufacturing units to local handlers. Mishra allegedly orchestrated the entire racket, from sourcing packaging material to overseeing production and payments through benami accounts. Parmanand owned and operated 'Laxmi Maa Pharma,' where large-scale manufacturing of counterfeit medicines took place without a valid licence, said police.
Hindustan Times
02-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Chandigarh: Student abducted at gunpoint, forced to pay ₹1.3-lakh ransom
A 20-year-old BCA final-year student from Ram Darbar was allegedly abducted by four unidentified men at gunpoint and forced to pay ₹1.3 lakh as ransom for his release here on April 29. The accused threatened to frame him in a false drug case and kill him if he failed to comply. The victim, identified as Rahul, is a student at the Logonwal Group of Colleges, Dera Bassi. According to the FIR, the incident occurred around 7.40 pm when his mother asked him to arrange transport for his grandmother. He took his Honda Activa and went toward the power grid in Hallomajra, where a white Maruti Suzuki Swift car with a Punjab registration plate suddenly pulled up beside him. 'Four men, including the driver, forcibly dragged me into the car. I shouted for help, but they overpowered me, beat me and pushed me inside the vehicle,' Rahul said in his complaint. According to Rahul, they drove toward Kharar via the Sector 31/47 dividing road. The kidnappers allegedly showed him a pistol-like object and falsely accused him of being involved in drug peddling. 'They told me I would be framed in a drug case and sent to jail. When I denied the allegations, they threatened to kill me,' Rahul recounted. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of ₹5 lakh for his release. Terrified, Rahul pleaded with them and managed to convince them to settle for a smaller amount. Under duress, he called his sister, Sharda, and requested urgent financial help without revealing the true situation. The accused then drove Rahul to Kurali, where his sister met them after 1–2 hours near a flyover ahead of the HP CNG petrol pump in Kharar. Sharda handed over ₹1.3 lakh to the assailants, after which Rahul was released. Before fleeing, the abductors allegedly warned Rahul not to approach the police, or else face dire consequences. He was taken to his sister's home, from where the family contacted the police station in Sector 31. Based on Rahul's statement, police have registered a case under Sections 115(2), 140(2), 308(2), 351(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 25, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act. The FIR includes the Maruti Suzuki Swift car's driver and three unidentified individuals as accused. The police said they were investigating the matter and analysing CCTV footage and mobile records to trace the culprits. Strict action will be taken, and the culprits be nabbed soon, they said.
