Nearly 10k Fake Amikacin Inj Vials Worth Rs 7 Lakh Recovered In Agra, 4 Held

Agra, 6 June 2019: In a joint operation by drug safety department and Agra police of Nibohra, nearly 10,000 fake antibiotic vials of Amikacin injection worth ₹ 7 lakh were recovered in Agra.

The consignment was recovered from Nibohra after an anonymous tip-off was shared with the drug safety department about a hatchback ferrying the fake antibiotic to Pinhat, Fatehabad and Rajasthan’s rural areas. “As soon we received the tip-off on fake drugs being taken to rural areas from Kamla Nagar, we immediately alerted local police to cordon off Nibohra and conduct checking of vehicles. Later, in the afternoon, four persons were nabbed with 9,924 vials of Amikacin injection from a hatchback,” said drug inspector Brijesh Yadav.

The accused were identified as Ramhari Pramod Kumar, who is a history-sheeter in robbery and other criminal cases. He hails from Sahadpur village of Nibohra. Along with him, the teams nabbed his paramour Sital Sharma, who is in a live-in relationship with Ramhari since she left her husband. Two other men, identified as Santosh also from Nibohra and Abhimanyu Chauhan, who hails from Kamla Nagar, were also arrested.

“During interrogation, the accused claimed that they have been involved in the business for over half a decade. They would prepare fake antibiotics in Avita Vihar of Kamla Nagar area at Ambar Pratap Singh’s property and would sell the drug in rural areas of Agra and the neighbouring state of Rajasthan,” said officer Yadav.

He added, “We are now going to search and investigate Ambar Pratap Singh. Meanwhile, an FIR was lodged against four nabbed persons under IPC sections 274 (adulteration of drugs), 275 (sale of adulterated drugs), 276 (sale of drug as a different drug or preparation), 419 (punishment for cheating by personation), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc) and 471 (using as genuine a forged document).”

In the market, 2ml of Amikacin Injection vial is worth ₹ 95. After confiscating the fake drug consignment, four samples were sent to Lucknow-based government laboratory to test the drug. The fake drug was prepared under two different pharmaceutical brands, including one based in Delhi. The Times Of India