Case against DRL

The Directorate of Factories, Andhra Pradesh, has filed a second case against pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories over alleged safety-related lapses at its USFDA-certified manufacturing facility at Bollaram, in Medak district, a government official said.

The Directorate of Factories, Andhra Pradesh, has filed a second case against pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories over alleged safety-related lapses at its USFDA-certified manufacturing facility at Bollaram, in Medak district, a government official said.

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Two persons were charred to death in a fire at DRL’s Bollaram plant on March 17.

According to the Director of Factories, G Bala Kishore, the department filed a case in connection with the incident in a Magistrate’s court in Medak under the Factories Act, accusing the company of using unskilled workers for skilled jobs.