Seizure Of Fake BP Medicines In Odisha: PIL Filed In Orissa HC Seeks CBI Probe

Cuttack: A PIL, seeking a CBI probe into the seizure of fake blood pressure (BP) medicines Telma-40 and Telma-AM, was filed in the Orissa High Court on Wednesday.

The PIL, filed by Abhishek Das, also urged that the place of production of the fake medicines should be probed. Odisha DGP, state Health Department and three others have been made parties in the case, according to media reports.

Huge quantities of fake Telma-40 and Telma-AM tablets, used to treat high blood pressure, were seized during raids by officials of the state Drug Control Administration in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar recently.

The Twin City Police Commissionerate arrested two distributors in Cuttack following the raids. Those arrested are Sanjay Jalal, owner of Puja Enterprises, and Rahul Syal, proprietor of VR Agencies, over their alleged involvement in the supply and sale of the fake medicines.

An additional 1,350 strips of fake Telma-40 medicines costing about Rs 3 lakh were seized by Purighat police from a transport agency on Mahatab Road in Cuttack on Monday.

Glenmark, the manufacturer of Telma-40 and Telma-AM, has issued an advisory for people after the fake drugs were seized.