Cuttack: While the Commissionerate Police has expedited its investigation into the sale of spurious medicine, a PIL has been filed in the Orissa High Court seeking CBI probe into the matter.
The Commissionerate police in Cuttack had recently seized huge amount of fake medicine in the brand name of Telma -40 used to treat blood pressure. Multiple persons involved in the case have been arrested.
Recently, Â a four-member team led by the inspector-in-charge of Purighat police station is investigating the case outside the state to find out its link to neighbouring state. The probing team has reportedly acquired some vital information.
Police had seized huge quantities of fake Telma 40 from a location in Dolamundai area in the city. Earlier, they had arrested two persons for alleged involvement in supply of spurious medicines – Telma AM and Telma-40 – meant to treat high blood pressure and heart diseases.
The accused, identified as Sanjay Jalal, owner of Puja Enterprises, and Rahul Syal, owner of VR Drug Agencies, were arrested after being questioned, informed, Cuttack DCP Pinak Mishra.
The senior official further informed that the medicines were being procured from Bihar and Bengaluru. The accused duo will be brought in remand for further interrogation, he added.
Notably, the two accused had yesterday surrendered before the Purighat police. The Drugs Controller had earlier lodged an FIR in this regard with the police.
On the other hand, police had raided Puja Enterprises and VR Drug Agencies, drug wholesale points in Manik Ghosh Bazar here, in connection with the case.
A team of Directorate of Drugs Control had also raided the two places and inspected the stock of the BP medicines, which were allegedly manufactured and sold by a fake pharmaceutical company in the name of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
