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Indian Express
07-08-2025
- Indian Express
Fake life-saving drugs under labels of top brands: Pan-India racket busted, 6 arrested
From Johnson & Johnson to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a pan-India racket involved in producing counterfeit life-saving drugs under the labels of top pharmaceutical companies has been busted by the Crime Branch's Anti-Gang Squad, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday. Six persons, including the kingpin of the racket, have been arrested. Approximately 150 kg of loose tablets, 20 kg of loose capsules allegedly, 9,000 counterfeit tablets of Ultracet (Johnson & Johnson), 6,100 fake tablets of Augmentin 625 (GSK) and other fake drugs were allegedly recovered during the raids. Two factories involved in the racket have been busted in Haryana's Jind and Himachal Pradesh's Baddi. The racket, officers said, involved a pan-India network in Moradabad, Deoria, Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh; Panipat and Jind in Haryana and Baddi and Solan in Himachal Pradesh. The six arrested accused — identified as Rajesh Mishra (52), Parmanand (50), brothers Md Alam (35) and Md Saleem (42), Md Zuvaier (29) and Prem Shankar Prajapati (25) — allegedly operated using encrypted apps to communicate, and fictitious accounts and hawala channels were used to receive money, said police. Mishra has been identified as the mastermind. 'The kingpin used his prior experience in the pharmaceutical sector to start counterfeit production at a clandestine unit in Jind operated by Parmanand under the name Maha Laxmi,' DCP (CRIME) Harsh Indora said. Mishra would allegedly load fake tablets — produced in his factory — into duplicate boxes of reputed pharmaceutical brands, which he got from other accused. 'Foil materials and dies used for blister packing were procured from Baddi, Himachal Pradesh through one Govind Mishra. The packages were supplied via train to Gorakhpur and distributed by handlers like Prem Shankar to ground-level dealers such as Mohd Alam and Mohd Saleem,' DCP Indora said. The syndicate came under the police radar when Head Constable Jitender got a tip-off regarding a consignment of fake medicines arriving in Delhi, said officers. A detailed plan was formulated under the supervision of senior officers. Three dedicated teams headed by Inspector Pawan Kumar were constituted to carry out the operation under the supervision of ACP Bhagwati Prasad and overall supervision of DCP (Crime) Harsh Indora. Legal representatives and technical experts from GSK and Johnson & Johnson were contacted to verify the authenticity of suspected products on the spot. The operation was initiated through systematic surveillance, followed by strategic interception at a fuel station, said officers. 'Acting on the initial input, on July 30, a trap was laid at the HP CNG Petrol Pump, Shyamnath Marg, Civil Lines, Delhi. A WagonR was intercepted and two occupants, Mohd Alam and Mohd Saleem from Moradabad in UP were found transporting counterfeit medicines,' said Indora. 'Accused Mohd Alam and Mohd Zuvaier (29) were introduced to counterfeit medicine suppliers like Arun and Prem through messages. Medicines were sourced from suppliers such as Arun (Maharajganj), Komal (Karnal), Sumit (Gorakhpur), and others,' Indora added. The scale and spread of this counterfeit medicine racket posed a serious threat to public health and corporate integrity, especially for reputable pharmaceutical brands, said police. According to the police, investigations are going on to trace the source of raw materials, financial transactions, and other co-accused.
Hindustan Times
02-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Allahabad HC seeks govt reply in Moradabad man's lynching case
While hearing the Moradabad mob lynching case, the Allahabad high court recently sought the state and the central governments' replies on a petition moved by the victim's brother seeking an SIT probe and ₹50 lakh compensation. The petitioner Mohd Alam, the brother of the deceased Shahedeen Qureshi, has alleged that his brother was brutally murdered by a group of cow vigilantes in December last year on the mere suspicion of his involvement in cow slaughter. Hearing the plea, a division bench comprising Justice Siddharth and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra issued notices to the centre, the UP DGP, as well as the Uttar Pradesh government and sought their responses within two weeks. The court passed the order on May 26. The petitioner has raised his grievance in the petition that while the FIR should have been lodged by the police under Section 103(2) of the BNS (mob lynching), it was instead registered under Section 103(1) (Murder). He claimed that although the police state that the section was invoked based on his complaint but alleged that his signature was obtained under duress. The petition alleges that the police are not impartial in the matter, but are attempting to shield the actual perpetrators. It further states that the inaction of police officials in taking preventive measures against communal violence and lynching constitutes a blatant violation of the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in its judgment in Tehseen S. Poonawalla vs Union of India, which mandates specific preventive and remedial measures in cases of mob lynching. On December 29-30 night last year, Shahedeen and a few others were caught by a mob for allegedly slaughtering a cow for meat. While the others managed to flee, Shahedeen was brutally beaten by the mob for nearly an hour. He succumbed to his injuries the next day. Later, Moradabad police booked Shahedeen and his alleged accomplices under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act.
Time of India
02-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
HC seeks UP, Centre response on demandfor SIT probe into Moradabad lynching
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Monday sought the response of Uttar Pradesh and central govts on plea seeking SIT probe into the lynching of a Moradabad youth by a group of 'cow vigilantes' in December last year. "Shahedeen Qureshi, who earned his livelihood by pulling manual carts, was brutally murdered on the mere suspicion of involvement in cow slaughter," said the petition, moved by Mohd Alam, the brother of the deceased. The plea also seeks compensation worth Rs 50 lakh for the kin of the deceased. Hearing the plea, a division bench comprising Justice Siddharth and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra issued notices to the centre, the UP DGP, as well as the Uttar Pradesh govt and sought their responses within two weeks. The court, in its order dated May 26, directed to put up this case as fresh on June 10 before the appropriate bench. The petitioner has raised his grievance in the petition that while the FIR should have been lodged by the police under Section 103(2) of the BNS [ mob lynching ], it was instead registered under Section 103(1) [murder]. He has claimed that although the police state that the section was invoked based on his complaint, his signature was obtained under duress. The petition alleges that the police are not impartial in the matter, are attempting to shield the actual perpetrators, and are not conducting the investigation fairly or professionally. It further states that the inaction of police officials in taking preventive measures against communal violence and lynching constitutes a blatant violation of the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in its judgment, which mandates specific preventive and remedial measures in cases of mob lynching. The petition also requested the court to direct the UP govt to take disciplinary action against the police officials involved in the matter, as per the Supreme Court's directions to ensure accountability. It also requested the court to direct the govt of India to launch public awareness campaigns against mob violence and lynching, highlighting legal consequences, as directed by the Supreme Court.
