Odisha STF Busts Fake Drugs Racket in Varanasi, 4 Arrested

Varanasi: Four people were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Police in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, in relation to the sale of fake medicines to dealers in Odisha.

Subham Jaiswal, Ritesh Kumar, Chandrasekhar Singh, and Gaurav Sharma have been named as the arrested individuals.

The suspects were presented before a Varanasi court and then transported to Odisha on remand.

It is important to note that an FIR was filed against Sunil Agrawal from Bargarh, Subham Jaiswal from Varanasi, Jyoti Jyoti from Varanasi, and Abhishek Kumar Singh from Varanasi after the Drugs Controller of Bargarh in Odisha complained about fake drugs being sold in the district in January.

The Uttar Pradesh STF seized a significant fake pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in March in Sigra, close to Varanasi, which used to supply substandard and counterfeit goods under the guise of branded medications.

Ashok Kumar, the unit’s head and a native of Bulandsahr, UP, was arrested.

The fake drug brands that this gang produced included Monocef O, Gabapin NT, Clavam 625, Pan D, Pan 40, Cef AZ, and Taxim O. The estimated market value of the drugs that were seized from the location was roughly Rs 7.35 crore.

The fake blood pressure medications “Telma 40” and “Telma AM” had previously been found in Cuttack. Two suspects from Bihar were detained for allegedly distributing fake hypertension medications to wholesalers in Cuttack.