Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Navi Mumbai Police Arrest Three Over Alleged Pregabalin Sales
Police in Navi Mumbai say a medical store was selling pregabalin capsules without prescriptions.
Pregabalin is a medicine that police say may have been misused for intoxication.
An undercover officer reportedly bought capsules at the store without showing a prescription.
Police then raided the store in Asudgaon on September 25.
They seized capsules worth ₹61,390.
The seized medicines included Gebatek-300, Pregablo-300 and Neurablen-300.
Three people were arrested in the case.
Police identified them as the store operator, a pharmacist and an alleged supplier.
The article does not report the accused persons' responses to the allegations.
The Anti-Narcotics Cell seized pregabalin capsules worth ₹61,390 from Mahadev Medical Stores in Asudgaon.
Police allege the capsules were sold without prescriptions for possible non-medical use.
A decoy operation reportedly led to the September 25 raid and seizure of multiple capsule brands.
Police arrested the medical store operator, a registered pharmacist and the alleged supplier.
A case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
- Who
- The Anti-Narcotics Cell arrested three people: the medical store operator, a registered pharmacist and alleged supplier Vishal Mahipati Bhosale. The article inconsistently identifies the store owner as Anil Shankarlal Prajapati in one section and Narayansingh Bhopal Singh in another.
- What
- Police seized pregabalin 300 mg capsules worth ₹61,390 and registered a case alleging sale without prescriptions.
- When
- The raid took place around 4:30 p.m. on September 25, 2026; the report is dated September 29, 2026.
- Where
- Mahadev Medical Stores in Asudgaon, Navi Mumbai; the case was registered at Khandeshwar police station.
- Why
- Police said the capsules were allegedly being sold without prescriptions and potentially misused for intoxication.
- Seized medicine
- Pregabalin 300 mg capsules
- Seized value
- ₹61,390
- Location
- Mahadev Medical Stores, Asudgaon, Navi Mumbai
- Seized stock
- 15 strips of Gebatek-300, 197 strips or boxes of Pregablo-300, and 10 strips of Neurablen-300
- Arrests
- Three people, including a store operator, registered pharmacist and alleged supplier
- Legal provisions
- Sections 125 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 18(C) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
- Reported discrepancy
- The article names Anil Shankarlal Prajapati as the store operator in one passage but lists Narayansingh Bhopal Singh as the medical store owner in the case details.