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New Indian Express
18-07-2025
- New Indian Express
Multi-crore fake drug racket busted as Delhi-based mastermind arrested in Dehradun after four-year chase
DEHRADUN: In a significant breakthrough, the Uttarakhand Police's Special Task Force (STF) has arrested the alleged mastermind behind a multi-crore fake drug manufacturing racket that has been supplying spurious life-saving medicines across Uttarakhand and other parts of India for the past four years. The arrest of Devi Dayal Gupta, owner of Dr Mittal Laboratories Pvt Ltd, based in Ashok Vihar, North West Delhi, marks a major step in dismantling the alleged organised crime syndicate. The crackdown comes after the State Director General of Police Deepam Seth directed the STF to identify and take stringent action against gangs involved in the manufacturing and sale of counterfeit drugs, which pose a severe threat to public health. Following the DGP's directive, SSP STF Navneet Singh Bhullar had instructed his teams to 'prepare the complete profile of these fake drug manufacturers and ensure strict action against them.' Speaking to TNIE, SSP STF Navneet Singh Bhullar said, 'On June 1, the STF had previously arrested one Santosh Kumar from Dehradun with a large quantity of fake outer boxes, labels, and QR codes of prominent pharmaceutical companies, including GLENMARK (Telma AM, Telma 40), Ipca Laboratories Ltd (ZERO DOL SP), Intas Pharma Ltd (Gabapin NT), ALKEM Health Science (PAN 40, PAN L), Dr REDDY LABORATORIES (VOVERAN SR 100), and Cadila Pharmaceutical (CODECTUSS TR Cough Syrup).'
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Time of India
Man wanted in Doon rape case arrested from Bihar
Dehradun: Uttarakhand police's special task force (STF) arrested a 22-year-old man wanted in a rape case registered at Dehradun's Premnagar police station last year, from Bihar's Saharsa on Thursday. Police said that the accused was carrying a reward of Rs 15,000 on his head. STF SSP Navneet Singh Bhullar said, "A police team was tracking accused Nitish Choudhary. After getting his location, the team travelled to Bihar and carried out a five-day pursuit. Officers had to travel on foot and cross rivers by boat before finally finding him on a small island. He was arrested, and during questioning, he confessed to the crime." Bhullar added that he is being brought to Dehradun on transit remand from Bihar. In another incident, a joint team of the Maharashtra crime branch and Uttarakhand STF arrested an alleged illegal arms supplier linked to international poaching gangs from Dehradun on Thursday. "The accused, Kamran Ahmed, 30, a resident of Delhi, had been living in Clement Town for the past few months. He was previously arrested by Delhi Police for possessing 2,000 cartridges," said SSP Bhullar. Following his arrest, police recovered three firearms, one hunting crossbow, and approximately 250 live cartridges.
Hindustan Times
02-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
136 fake portals offering Char Dham chopper service shut in last 5 months: Official
As many as 136 fake websites offering helicopter ride booking for Char Dham yatra were shut down in the last five months this year, police officials said. 117 mobile numbers, 35 WhatsApp numbers have also been blocked, while 61 bank accounts have been frozen in coordination with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs. In 2024, 18 such fake websites were shut, 45 Facebook pages were blocked, and 20 bank accounts were frozen while in 2023, 64 fake websites offering chopper service to Char Dham yatris were blocked. Also Read:Gangotri: Civic body collects over 2 tonne of clothes discarded by pilgrims in Ganga 'We are witnessing a shift in the tactics of cybercriminals,' said senior superintendent of police (STF) Navneet Singh Bhullar. 'Earlier, scammers operated through fake websites. Now, they are leveraging Facebook and Instagram pages, using ad boosts to promote fraudulent helicopter booking links and deceive users', Bhullar said. 'To address this threat, deputy inspector general (Law & Order), Dhirendra Gunjyal, has been appointed as the nodal officer for Meta under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act. Under his supervision, legal notices are being sent to Meta to remove misleading content and ads related to these fake helicopter bookings', he said. 'We are monitoring the cases on a daily basis. Notices are being issued to the concerned social media platforms through the nodal officer. We are also actively coordinating with the Ministry of Home Affairs, bank administrators, and telecom service providers for blocking fraudulent phone numbers', he added. According to police, the major reason for such cybercrime is that victims had no information about the authentic website for helicopter service booking. DSP Ankush Mishra of cyber cell said, 'They (fraudsters) are exploiting search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to make their fake websites appear at the top of search results when pilgrims search for booking sites. As a result, those who are unaware of the authentic Char Dham chopper booking websites fall into their trap, click on these links, and unknowingly enter their financial details to make payments. These fraudsters are operating from various parts of the country, including Bihar, Jharkhand, and Haryana,' he said. 'The only way to curb such cybercrime is spreading awareness among the public. The booking for the Char Dham chopper service should only be made through IRCTC's website Mishra said.
