Dehradun, Aug. 1 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 30 Jul: The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) has arrested the major accused in the fake medicine case. The accused, Pankaj Sharma, was arrested from Punjab. He is the owner of a medical store and was involved in selling fake branded medicines.

SSP Navneet Singh Bhullar said that the accused had a drug licence and was selling medicines using an ambulance. The STF team was searching for that ambulance. So far, STF has arrested five members of this gang, including the mastermind. The gang used to make exact copies of life-saving medicines from well-known pharmaceutical companies.

These fake medicines were then sold in markets, which could harm people's health and cause big financial lo...