India, April 6 -- The cyber cell unit of the crime branch busted an interstate racket and arrested six people involved in manufacturing, storing, and distributing counterfeit medicines, Delhi Police officials said on Sunday.

An illegal manufacturing unit located in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, and involved in production of counterfeit medicines was also busted, officials said, adding that a fake GST firm network worth Rs.50 crore, used to generate counterfeit invoices was also busted.

According to police, the arrests were made between March 12 to 27, and around 120,000 counterfeit tablets and capsules were seized from Delhi and Loni in Uttar Pradesh. Of the total seized medicines, nearly 40,000 tablets and capsules were recovered...