Racket involved in diverting govt-supplied medicines unearthed in Delhi, five held

Delhi Police arrest five in a racket diverting government medicines, seizing drugs worth Rs 70 lakh from DDU Hospital.

Delhi Police has unearthed a racket involved in illegal diversion and sale of government-supplied medicines meant for free distribution in hospitals and seized drugs worth Rs 70 lakh, an official said on Sunday (April 5).

Five persons, including a pharmacist and a contractual helper posted at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital, have been arrested in connection with the case, police said in a statement.

The accused were identified as Neerej Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Laxman Mukhia, Binesh Kumar and Prakash Mehto.

"Medicines worth around Rs 70 lakh, along with a tempo and a car used for transportation, were recovered from their possession," the officer said.

According to the police, the accused were apprehended in Tis Hazari area while transporting consignments marked "Govt supply, not for sale".

During interrogation, it was found that the racket had been operational for over a year, with medicines being siphoned off from hospital stocks and sold in the open market through a network of brokers across multiple cities.