FDA files police complaint against pharmacies for defrauding government

Sep 13, 2024 08:34 AM IST

The FDA complaint alleged that the defendant illegally distributed non-existent supplies of bottled anesthetic tonics to pharmacies.

Pune: The Wanowrie police have arrested Pradeep Mangde of Laxmi Agencies, Wanowrie; Frederic Health Care LLP, New Delhi public representative Suraj Singh; owner of Jagatguru Pharma Lohegaon Ashlesha Changdeo Kadam; and owner of MS Wellness Care Medico, Kondhwa under Sections 336 (3), 318 (4), 275, 340 (2) and 3 (5) of the BNS in connection with a complaint filed by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug inspector Razia Shaikh on September 11.

The FDA complaint alleges that the defendants illegally distributed nonexistent supplies of bottled anesthetic tonics to pharmacies. (Getty Images/iStockphoto (PHOTO PROVIDED FOR REPRESENTATION)

The complaint said the accused was illegally distributing non-existent stocks of anaesthetic tonic in 241 x 100 ml bottles to pharmacies. The accused was preparing fake bills in the name of pharmacies that did not purchase the tonic and was running a business of defrauding the government, the FIR stated. No arrests have been made so far.