- Home
- Medical news & Guidelines
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology and CTVS
- Critical Care
- Dentistry
- Dermatology
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
- ENT
- Gastroenterology
- Medicine
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Obstretics-Gynaecology
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics
- Pediatrics-Neonatology
- Psychiatry
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Urology
- Laboratory Medicine
- Diet
- Nursing
- Paramedical
- Physiotherapy
- Health news
- Fact Check
- Bone Health Fact Check
- Brain Health Fact Check
- Cancer Related Fact Check
- Child Care Fact Check
- Dental and oral health fact check
- Diabetes and metabolic health fact check
- Diet and Nutrition Fact Check
- Eye and ENT Care Fact Check
- Fitness fact check
- Gut health fact check
- Heart health fact check
- Kidney health fact check
- Medical education fact check
- Men's health fact check
- Respiratory fact check
- Skin and hair care fact check
- Vaccine and Immunization fact check
- Women's health fact check
- AYUSH
- State News
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chattisgarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman and Diu
- Delhi
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Ladakh
- Lakshadweep
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Odisha
- Puducherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttrakhand
- West Bengal
- Medical Education
- Industry
UP: 5 arrested for selling adulterated blood mixed with saline water
Lucknow: The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police has busted a gang involved in the sale of adulterated blood with the arrest of five people, officials said on Friday.
Rashid Ali, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, Naseem, Pankaj Kumar Tripathi and Honey Nigam were arrested on Thursday from Faizullahganj area of the capital for selling blood mixed with saline water.
In an official statement issued here, an STF spokesperson said, "Acting on a tip-off that a gang involved in selling adulterated blood (by mixing it with saline water) at double rate was operating in Faizullahganj area of the state capital, a team of UP STF and Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a raid yesterday, and arrested five persons."
Following sustained interrogation, raids were conducted at Sitapur Road and Nishatganj localities. The gang used to change its place of work and run an illegal blood bank, the STF said.
"Prime accused Naseem said that he used to lure professional blood donors and extracted their blood after intoxicating them. By mixing saline water, one unit of blood was effectively doubled. Every adulterated unit was sold in the range of Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000," the STF said.
A total of 35 blood bags, 30 HIV kits, platelet bags, fake stamp papers and labels were recovered from the gang, the STF added.
A case has been registered under various sections of the IPC against the arrested, the STF said. NAV RHL
Rashid Ali, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, Naseem, Pankaj Kumar Tripathi and Honey Nigam were arrested on Thursday from Faizullahganj area of the capital for selling blood mixed with saline water.
In an official statement issued here, an STF spokesperson said, "Acting on a tip-off that a gang involved in selling adulterated blood (by mixing it with saline water) at double rate was operating in Faizullahganj area of the state capital, a team of UP STF and Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a raid yesterday, and arrested five persons."
Following sustained interrogation, raids were conducted at Sitapur Road and Nishatganj localities. The gang used to change its place of work and run an illegal blood bank, the STF said.
"Prime accused Naseem said that he used to lure professional blood donors and extracted their blood after intoxicating them. By mixing saline water, one unit of blood was effectively doubled. Every adulterated unit was sold in the range of Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000," the STF said.
A total of 35 blood bags, 30 HIV kits, platelet bags, fake stamp papers and labels were recovered from the gang, the STF added.
A case has been registered under various sections of the IPC against the arrested, the STF said. NAV RHL
Medical Dialogues Bureau consists of a team of passionate medical/scientific writers, led by doctors and healthcare researchers. Our team efforts to bring you updated and timely news about the important happenings of the medical and healthcare sector. Our editorial team can be reached at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.
Next Story