Karnataka Counterfeit Drug Racket Kingpin Arrested at Bengaluru Airport: Police
The arrest follows an August raid that seized suspected counterfeit medicines worth about ₹5 crore and triggered a wider probe.
- On Monday, the Special Investigation Team arrested Prashanth Rajan Babu, the alleged kingpin of an interstate counterfeit drug racket, at Kempegowda International Airport upon his arrival from Azerbaijan.
- In August, authorities raided a farmhouse near the Bidadi Toll Gate and seized suspected fake and expired medicines worth nearly Rs 5 crore, revealing the racket involved refilling cheap bulk drugs from Telangana and Himachal Pradesh as premium brands.
- A six-member Special Investigation Team was formed to investigate the network's supply chain to hospitals and clinics, leading to earlier arrests including Veeresh Jain, who operates a shop at Minerva Circle in Bengaluru.
- Following his detention, officials took Babu to the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner's office for preliminary questioning; sources indicate investigators will likely produce him before a judge later on Monday.
- A lookout notice had been issued for Babu after he fled to Azerbaijan when the spurious drug network came to light, enabling his apprehension upon returning to Bengaluru on Monday.
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Kingpin Of Interstate Counterfeit Drug Racket Apprehended In Bengaluru
Police in Bengaluru have arrested Prashanth Rajan Babu, the alleged kingpin of an interstate counterfeit drug racket, at Kempegowda International Airport. Babu, who had been absconding in Azerbaijan, is accused of leading a network that manufactured and distributed fake medicines worth nearly Rs 5 crore.
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