By Biswanth Dash
BHUBANESWAR: Bharatpur PS Case No 183 dtd 01.05.2023 u/s- 274/275/276 IPC r/w. Sec. 2 of Indian Penal Code (Orissa Amendment) Act, 1998.Keeping zero tolerance towards drugs abuse in Bhubaneswar city, as a preventive measure, Bharatpur Police while performing patrolling got a tip off that one Praven Kumar Dash (Proprietor) of M/S Pharma Care is planning to transport prohibited manufactured drug after adulteration of the same in an Auto bearing Regd. No. OD-05-C-2423 from Baramunda Bus-Stand on 01.05.2023. SI Satyabrata Grahacharya along with team reacted to the information and detained the Auto with 2 persons who are agents cum suppliers & seized adulterated Escuf Cough syrup.
Modus Operandi and area of operation:
The unlicensed medicine manufacture units active out state are preparing adulterated ESKUF Syrup drugs after mixing some chemical & Tablet i.e ALPRAZOLAM to it and transporting the same in vehicle in order to sell it to the general public for more intoxication at a higher rate. Praven Kumar Dash who is having a medicine store at Amarendra Market complex at Nayagarh Bus Stand is doing this business illegally under his drugs license & parallely is running a counter at Chakeisiani, Bhubaneswar in the name & style as M/S Pharma Care, Mancheswar. He procures these adulterated manufactured drugs which is hazardous for human consumption & transport it to different destination through agents for sale & wrongful gain.
Persons arrested:
Dillip Barad (20), S/O- Late Ashok Barad of Village Baradwar, PS- Nayagarh Town, Dist- Nayagarh, At/Pr- Chakeisiani, PS- Mancheswar, Bhubaneswar UPD.
Asish Kumar Sahoo (24), S/O- Dayanidhi Sahoo of Village Adipada, PS- Nuagaon, Dist- Nayagarh, At/Pr- Sameigadia, PS- Mancheswar, Bhubnaneswar.
Articles Seized:
10 cartoons of Eskuf bottles (05 Cartoon containing 160 bottles & 05 Cartoon containing 320 bottles) total numbering 2400 bottles having 100 ml capacity (each)
5 numbers of ALPRAZOLAM 0.5 mg
2 numbers of mobile sets
Auto bearing Regd. No. OD-05-C-2423
