Website found promoting Hypertension drug using fake testimony of Dr Naresh Trehan, Police case registered

Dr Naresh Trehan is a world-renowned Cardiovascular and Cardiothoracic Surgeon who is currently serving as a Chairman of Gurugram-based Medanta Hospital. He has been awarded the highly prestigious Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Defrauding the public on an unapproved medicine, the alleged website carried a fake interview of Dr Trehan in which he is stated to be recommending a drug called Cardiotone meant to ease hypertension.

The matter has now been reported to the police by Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Vidya Chandrasekaran on behalf of Medanta Hospital Management.

According to the complaint, the fake interview posted on the website's link carried a photo of Dr Naresh Trehan and his recommendation for Cardiotone, an unregulated medicine.

“As per our information, this medicine has not been approved by any government regulatory authority. In such a way, unregistered medicine is being promoted through this website by showing the photo of Dr Naresh Trehan… The interview has been posted on this website with Dr Naresh Trehan’s photo and statement, while Dr Trehan has never given any such interview. It has been done to cheat the general public to earn profit and also people’s lives are being put in danger by promoting unapproved medicines,” Dr Chandrasekaran said in his complaint, as quoted by The Press Trust of India in its report.

Following his complaint, an FIR was registered against unknown persons under sections 66-C and 66-D of the IT Act at Cyber Crime, East, Police Station and the police have launched a probe into the matter.