Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Uttarakhand Police Busts Fake Medicine Racket; Factory Owner Arrested
Imagine someone is making fake versions of important medicines.
In Uttarakhand, the police caught a factory owner, Gupta, who was doing just that.
He copied medicines from big companies like Glenmark and Dr. Reddy's.
Gupta made millions of fake pills and capsules and sent them to fake businesses.
These pills looked like real medicine and were sold in places like Haryana and Rajasthan.
The fake medicines included things like pills for stomach problems and allergies.
Now, the police are working to stop these fake medicines from being sold.
Uttarakhand STF arrested Devi Dayal Gupta, owner of a factory manufacturing fake medicines.
The factory produced counterfeit drugs, copying products from reputable pharmaceutical companies.
Gupta's factory allegedly manufactured 1.42 crore tablets and 2 lakh capsules from 2021 until the case came to light.
The fake medicines included brands like Pantoprazole 40, Diclosin SP, and Levocetirizine.
Gupta was arrested in Dehradun after being absconding for a long time; four members of the gang have been held so far.
- Who
- Devi Dayal Gupta, owner of Dr. Mittal Laboratories, was arrested along with other members of the gang.
- What
- The Uttarakhand STF busted a racket manufacturing fake medicines.
- When
- The case came to light this year; Gupta was arrested on July 18.
- Where
- The factory was in Sahaspur area, Uttarakhand, and the medicines were distributed in places including Haryana and Rajasthan.
- Why
- To manufacture and sell counterfeit medications, putting people's health at risk.
- Suspect Arrested
- Devi Dayal Gupta
- Factory Location
- Sahaspur, Uttarakhand
- Fake Products
- Medicines
- Total Tablets & Capsules
- 1.42 crore tablets, 2 lakh capsules
- Distribution
- Haryana, Rajasthan
- Kingpin
- Naveen Bansal