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A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested erstwhile Indian Forest Service (IF) serviceman G. Sathiyamoorthy successful transportation with the counterfeit cause lawsuit successful Puducherry.
Police sources said the SIT squad arrested Sathiyamoorthy astatine Hosur successful Tamil Nadu and brought him to Puducherry for interrogation. The squad had already arrested Raja alias Valliappan, considered the kingpin successful the manufacture and organisation of counterfeit drugs, and 19 others for their alleged engagement successful the case.
Raja had produced drugs nether the names of astir 14 branded companies and distributed them successful 16 States. The constabulary recovered ₹2.5 crore successful currency and jewellery from Raja’s house. The accused had been antecedently arrested for a akin offence by the Tamil Nadu police.
The SIT squad took Raja into custody recently. During interrogation, the constabulary recovered that a erstwhile authoritative who had opted for Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) had helped Raja wage Goods and Services Tax (GST). Following this, the SIT launched a hunt for Sathiyamoorthy, who went absconding.
The squad tracked Sathiyamoorthy to Hosur and arrested him. He was brought to Puducherry for interrogation connected Wednesday (December 24, 2025). Police sources said the erstwhile IFS serviceman had named a fewer officials serving successful the GST bureau successful Puducherry who had reportedly helped him with payments. Steps person been initiated to get support from the Union authorities to apprehension them.
Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan had, meanwhile, recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the scam.
