Homoeopathic doctor, 5 others arrested for running psychotropic drug manufacturing racket, 4.2 crore drug seized
New Delhi: Busting an illegal supply of drugs racket in the capital, the Delhi police recently arrested a homoeopathic doctor previously honoured with the prestigious Indian Achiever’s Award along with five others for illegally manufacturing Alprazolam, a psychotropic drug used to treat anxiety disorders.
According to the police, around 18 kg of Alprazolam powder was recovered in the possession of one of the accused Rajender Prasad Mishra who worked as a carrier in a drug cartel involved in the racket. Additionally, the police recovered the drugs worth Rs 4.20 crore from the accused.
The operation was running from a factory in Hisar, Haryana. From there, the accused supplied large quantities of the drug to the national capital, Delhi. Dr ***, who serves as the CEO of Biocase Foods & Extracts Pvt Ltd, a herbal healthcare company is suspected to be the head of the operation.
The six accused have been identified as DR ****, Rajender Kumar Mishra alias RP, Ram Ashish Maurya alias Pappu, Anand Kumar alias Sonu (owner of a pharmaceutical company called Sakshi Enterprises Ltd), Deepak Kumar, and Mukesh Kumar.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Amit Goel, the racket was busted when authorities received a tip-off that one of the suspects, Rajender Prasad Mishra, was set to receive a consignment of Alprazolam from one of his aids near Aggarwal Sweets on Main Wazirabad Road in Delhi.
Following this, the police team laid a trap and arrested Mishra, recovering 18 kg of Alprazolam from his possession. Upon interrogation, Mishra revealed that he procured the Alprazolam powder from Ram Ashish Maurya to deliver it to Anand Kumar in Karawal Nagar, Delhi. Following Mishra’s confession, police raided the homes of Maurya and Kumar, recovering Rs 1.17 crore in cash.
Speaking to TNIE, DCP said, “Raids were conducted to nab Ram Ashish Maurya and Anand Kumar, but both were absconding. However, Rs 1.17 crore was recovered from their houses. Later, accused Ram Ashish Maurya, Anand Kumar and Deepak Kumar were arrested."
Deepak’s interrogation led to the key revelation that the Alprazolam was being illegally manufactured in Dr ***'s Hisar-based company, Biocase Foods & Extracts Pvt Ltd. The doctor was then arrested based on the evidence that traces of Alprazolam powder were found in his factory.
“Traces of Alprazolam powder were found and lifted from the factory by an FSL team. It was found that the accused Deepak took shelter at the house of Mukesh Kumar, who was held. Action under financial investigation was also taken against them. Action for freezing the factory in Hisar and two built-up properties and a car of accused Anand Kumar is under process,” DCP added.
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