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Police person registered 1 much lawsuit against the main accused, Raja alias Valliappan, successful the counterfeit medicine manufacturing complaint, presently being investigated by a Special Investigation Team.
The Mettupalayam constabulary person booked Raja, Vivek, and others nether conception 276 (punishment for adulteration of drugs), 318 (4) (punishment for cheating), 123 (punishment for causing wounded by means of poison etc.,) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and 63, 64 of the Copy Right Act 1957 for amerciable manufacturing of medicinal drugs.
They person been booked pursuing a ailment fixed by Lupin Limited of manufacturing medicines successful their company’s marque name. The institution has accused Raja and others of illegally manufacturing 13 drugs registered nether Lupin’s name. The packaging, labelling, trademark, artwork, and batch fig connected medicine strips resembled Lupin brand, the constabulary said.
“More persons are progressive successful the amerciable business. We person remanded Raja and Vivek to judicial custody. They volition again beryllium taken into constabulary custody for interrogation, the constabulary said.
CPI protest
The Communist Party of India connected Friday staged a protestation successful beforehand of Drugs Department Office astatine Gorimedu to item the nonaccomplishment of the authorities and officials successful preventing specified amerciable activities successful Puducherry.
Led by enactment caput A. M. Saleem, CPI workers raised slogans against the AINRC-BJP authorities and officials for allowing criminals to “thrive” successful the Union Territory. The manufacturing of counterfeit drugs has superior wellness implications and hence the authorities are urged to guarantee maximum punishment for the culprits, the CPI said.
