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Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan has recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation and National Investigation Agency into the seizure of counterfeit drugs manufactured successful fake pharma companies successful Puducherry.
A enactment from Lok Niwas said the Lt. Governor has recommended the CBI and NIA probe based connected details emerging retired of the probe carried retired by the CB-CID helping of Puducherry police. A national-level probe was indispensable arsenic radical from different States were progressive successful the case. Political parties and societal organisations person demanded a probe by the CBI, the enactment said.
“Considering each these factors, the Lt. Governor has recommended probe of the lawsuit by the CBI and the NIA,” it said
The amerciable manufacturing of medicines successful Puducherry surfaced aft Agra constabulary registered a lawsuit successful transportation with fake drugs. A associated squad of officials from the Drugs Standard Control Organisation and Drugs Department, Puducherry, had successful September raided a godown successful Mettupalyam and seized bare capsules, tablets and medicine packaging materials worthy astir ₹99.47 lakh.
Subsequently, the CB-CID constabulary registered a lawsuit and sealed respective godowns for amerciable manufacturing and stocking of drugs. The authorities besides formed a Special Investigation Team to analyse the case. The SIT had made arrests, including Raja alias Velliappan. The Puducherry constabulary person besides shared fiscal transactions successful the lawsuit with the Enforcement Directorate.
The Congress had fixed a practice to the Lt. Governor demanding a probe by the CBI to unearth the information down the amerciable medicine manufacturing concern successful Puducherry.
