Case filed in Haridwar over sale of fake favipiravir medicine

The owner of a pharmaceutical company has filed a complaint in this regard saying fake favipiravir was being sold under the company’s logo and brand name

Published on: Jun 15, 2021, 17:42:05 IST

By Neeraj Santoshi

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Police in Haridwar have registered a case against unnamed people for the alleged sale of fake antiviral drug favipiravir, which is used to treat Covid-19 patients.

Life Max Cancer Laboratories owner Ashwini Garg has filed a complaint in this regard saying fake favipiravir was being sold under the company’s logo and brand name.

Lakhpat Singh Butola, a local police officer, said when the batch number and wrappers of the drugs were checked they were found to be manipulated and fake. “We have lodged a case on the complaint of company owner Ashwani Garg and started probing the matter. From chemists to suppliers, we are checking and interrogating people to reach the accused.” Singh said a case has been lodged under the Indian Penal Code’s Section 276 (sale of a drug as a different drug or preparation) and under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

In May, seven people were arrested for running a factory producing fake remdesivir injections.

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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