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Retail distribution was done through a direct supply to reliable medical stores or unlicensed rural doctors. Force Rajesh Mishra used to work in many states.
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested 6 including the kingpin, busting the interstate gang making fake medicines. The accused used social media platforms to join new suppliers and customers. Police said the accused have been identified as Rajesh Mishra (52), Parmanand (50), two brothers MD Alam (35) and MD Salim (42), MD Juvair (29) and Prem Shankar Prajapati (25). The accused were involved in the manufacture, packaging and distribution of fake life -saving drugs of prestigious pharmaceutical companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Glaxosmithkline (GSK) and Alchem. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Harsh Indora said that Syndicate used social media platforms to start contact with new suppliers and customers. The encrypted messaging was communicated through the platform and paid through fake accounts to avoid detection. Payments were made through transactions through mobile wallets and barcodes.
Business was spread in many states including UP
In the recovered mobile phone, contacts were detected with surnames like ‘Komal Ji Karnal’, ‘Amit Jain Skinshine Delhi,’ Pappi Bhaiya GKP ‘. The official said that retail distribution was done through a direct supply to reliable medical storefront or unlicensed rural doctors. The kingpin Rajesh Mishra used to work in many states and with the help of Neha Sharma and Pankaj Sharma used to get an empty packaging box similar to the iconic pharmaceutical brands. Once the medicines were ready, he was sent to Gorakhpur via rail. The operators like Prem Shankar were distributed to the ground level dealers like Alam and Salim. During the action, two secret factories located in Jind in Haryana and Baddi in Himachal Pradesh were busted, in which large quantities of fake medicines such as ultrasset, augmentin 625, PAN-40 and Betonovate-N skin cream were seized from their possession. This racket was spread in many states including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
Two brothers of Moradabad were also caught
The investigation started after secret information about the consignment of fake medicines in Delhi. The DCP said that on July 30, a car was stopped at a petrol pump in Civil Lines. Two suspects of Moradabad Mohammad Alam and Mohammad Salim were caught carrying fake medicines. Rajesh Mishra, a resident of Gorakhpur, already had the experience of the pharmaceutical industry and coordinated production and distribution through benami accounts and encrypted apps. Parmanand, the owner of Lakshmi Maa Pharma in Jind, Haryana, used to run the main construction unit. Two brothers of Moradabad Mohammad Alam and Mohammad Salim were arrested while carrying fake medicines.
Caste of fake drugs recovered in Delhi
Mohammad Zuvair of Moradabad also played an important role as a supplier and was contacted through digital and financial evidence. Prem Shankar Prajapati of Deoria (UP) worked as a transporter, connecting manufacturing units to local distributors. Police has given 9,015 bullets of ultrasset (Johnson & Johnson), 6,100 bullets of Augmentin 625 (GSK), 1,200 bullets of PAN -40 (Elkem), 1,166 tubes of Bettovat -N Cream (GSK), 25,650 pills of Amoxicillin, 5,900 pills of PCM In addition to bullets, 74 boxes of steroid injection (cannacourt), 12,000 bullets of Proyco SPAS and Clavam 625, Girodol P, Pantop DSR, in addition to in addition to stocks of Kimotary Plus were recovered. Police has started an investigation to locate other members of Name Syndicate and financial network.
