Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Cough Syrup Racket Kingpin Arrested at Kolkata Airport
A man named Bhola Prasad Jaiswal was caught at the Kolkata airport trying to leave the country.
He is accused of running a big illegal business selling banned cough syrup.
The police found lots of bottles of this syrup and some money in different places.
They think he was using fake companies to hide his illegal activities.
Jaiswal says he is not guilty and that his son was running the business.
The police are still investigating and will talk to more people involved.
Bhola Prasad Jaiswal, the alleged kingpin of a cough syrup racket, was arrested at Kolkata Airport while attempting to flee abroad.
Police seized 13,400 bottles of contraband syrup in Jharkhand and Rs 3.4 crore worth of syrup along with Rs 20 lakh in cash during a joint operation.
Jaiswal was running an illegal trade through fake billing under the name of Shaili Traders, Ranchi, with bogus transactions worth Rs 25 crore across several districts.
A case was registered against local firms Maa Kripa Medical and Shivaksha Private Limited for diverting 7,53,000 bottles of Phensedyl to the black market.
Jaiswal claimed innocence, stating that his son, Shubham Jaiswal, handled the operations and financial dealings of the firm.
- Who
- Bhola Prasad Jaiswal, the alleged kingpin of a cough syrup racket
- What
- Arrest of Jaiswal and seizure of contraband cough syrup and cash
- When
- Arrested on Sunday, specific date not mentioned; further actions on November 3 and December 3
- Where
- Arrested at Kolkata Airport, operations in Jharkhand, Sonbhadra, and other districts
- Why
- Jaiswal was allegedly involved in illegal trade and fake billing through Shaili Traders
- Arrested Person
- Bhola Prasad Jaiswal
- Arrest Location
- Kolkata Airport
- Date of Arrest
- Sunday (specific date not mentioned)
- Contraband Seized
- 13,400 bottles in Jharkhand, Rs 3.4 crore worth of syrup, Rs 20 lakh in cash
- Banned Syrup Seized
- 1,19,675 bottles from two container trucks on October 18
- Value of Seized Syrup
- Rs 3.5 crore
- Bogus Transactions
- Rs 25 crore across several districts
- Firms Involved
- Maa Kripa Medical, Shivaksha Private Limited, Shaili Traders