KANPUR: The police busted a fake
ayurvedic
medicine and
chyawanprash
manufacturing unit in Naubasta's Keshav Nagar, area of the city on Wednesday and arrested two women.
The police said that the medicines and chyawanprash were prepared and supplied claiming to increase potency and reduce obesity. Police have recovered fake medicines and other things including chyawanprash and packing material from the spot. One of the gang members however managed to flee.
ADCP South Manish Sonkar said that the arrested women have been identified as
Sushila Shukla
and
Preeti Pandey
, residents of Keshav Nagar.
Sushila's son-in-law
Vikas Chaturvedi
, resident of Bidhnoo, is absconding.
"They all used to make and supply fake Ayurvedic medicines at home. Fake medicines and chyawanprash of 15 brands have been recovered from the spot. Information has been given to the district's drug department. The samples have been taken by the concerned department for testing," said ADCP further.
Inspector, Naubasta Amit Bhadana told that the accused used to mix churan, sugar and some herbs with the original Chyawanprash. "Then they used to pack in cartons of different brands and used to supply 500 gm boxes for Rs 400, 900 gm boxes for Rs 700. The accused also used to make fake ayurvedic medicines from churan, and sugar."
The ADCP said that the accused used to buy allopathic potency-enhancing medicines.
"Hundreds of ayurvedic tablets were prepared by grinding them and mixing them in the paste prepared. Women told investigators that their responsibility was to prepare medicine and chyawanprash. Vikas used to supply the medicines in fairs and markets by putting up tents. Recently, the gang supplied medicines at a fair in Madhya Pradesh. Now preparations were are on to supply in Magh Mela," said ADCP further.
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