9 from UP held for ‘supplying’ chalk powder as a substitute of paracetamol to Daman pharma agency

Daman police Friday arrested 9 individuals from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh for his or her alleged involvement in supplying chalk powder instead of paracetamol API to a pharma firm within the Union Territory.
As per particulars, Ajit Sharma, supervisor of Softech pharma firm at Dabhel village in Daman lodged a criticism of dishonest at Nani Daman police station on Thursday, towards Rajat Kumar of Euroasia Bio Chemicals which was proven as having an workplace in Delhi beneath the title of ‘Euro Asia Chemicals’.
Daman and DN&H Health Director V Okay Das informed The Indian Express, “The pharma company had, through India mart, placed an order for paracetamol in powder form to Euro Asia Chemicals of Delhi. After testing the samples first sent by the company, in the laboratory, they were found to be up to 98.8 per cent mark. Later the pharma company had placed a bulk order of 5 tonnes costing around Rs. 19 lakh and paid an advance of Rs. 9.75 lakh. After the consignment landed at Daman, the pharma company again got it laboratory tested and found that the consignment had two percent of paracetamol and the remaining 98 per cent chalk power. We have taken some samples from the Pharma company and are getting it tested.”
The consignment was despatched to the pharma firm in Daman between March 18 and May 26 as per the criticism. Daman police have registered a criticism beneath IPC sections 420, 406 and 114 towards ‘Euro Asia Chemicals’, Delhi.
Daman Superintendent of Police Amit Sharma stated, “When our team reached Delhi, the address of the Euro Asia chemicals was found to be fake. We later found out that actual name of the firm is is Euro Asia Bio Chemicals and it is located in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Our team reached Kanpur and with the help of local police, we carried out raids and traced its owner Ajay Kumar. Nine people, including Ajay Kumar, were arrested and they are being brought to Daman.”