Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Ahmedabad Crime Branch Busts Interstate Fake Blood Pressure Medicine Racket
Police in Ahmedabad found a group selling fake blood-pressure medicine.
The medicine was made to look like Nicardia Retard 10, a real product.
The investigation started after the company that makes the medicine complained on August 19.
Police and drug-control officials followed the medicine through several cities.
They found supplies in Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Nadiad and Bhuj.
Three people were arrested.
Police say one suspect handled distribution in Ahmedabad, while two others in Lucknow helped obtain and sell the fake stock.
Officers are still searching for the place where the counterfeit medicine was made.
People who bought suspicious medicine are being asked to contact investigators.
Ahmedabad Crime Branch and FDCA arrested three people linked to a counterfeit blood-pressure medicine network.
The investigation began after J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals complained on August 19 about fake Nicardia Retard 10 tablets.
Authorities traced supplies through Ahmedabad and Lucknow, with additional links to Jaipur and several Gujarat cities.
Officials seized counterfeit medicine, including 30 strips from Kishan Medical Store in Nadiad.
Police said two Lucknow-based suspects had previous cases involving counterfeit drug operations and are pursuing the main manufacturing facility.
- Who
- Ahmedabad Crime Branch, the Food and Drugs Control Administration, J.B. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited, and three arrested suspects: Darsheel Girishbhai Sanghavi, Devendra Ramnath Ghaniram Yadav, and Umang Abhay Parsottamdas Rastogi.
- What
- Authorities dismantled an interstate network manufacturing and distributing counterfeit Nicardia Retard 10 blood-pressure medicine and arrested three alleged operatives.
- When
- The company filed its written complaint on August 19; the article does not specify when the arrests occurred.
- Where
- The investigation involved Ahmedabad and Lucknow, with seizures or supply links in Nadiad, Bhuj and Jaipur.
- Why
- The investigation began after the manufacturer reported that fraudulent copies of its medicine were circulating in the market.
- Medicine
- Nicardia Retard 10, identified as Nifedipine Sustained Release Tablets IP 10mg.
- Counterfeit batch
- Batch ACG25007; manufactured June 2025 and expiring May 2028, according to the report.
- Complaint date
- August 19.
- Arrests
- Three people were arrested.
- Known seizure
- Thirty strips were recovered from Kishan Medical Store in Nadiad.
- Distribution route
- Investigators linked local Ahmedabad supplies to Parshva Medical Agency and Sena Medical in Lucknow.
- Ongoing investigation
- Police are conducting nationwide raids to locate the primary manufacturing facility.