Haryana FDA intensifies checks on spurious drugs
Chandigarh, July 31 -- Haryana's Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has recorded 16 arrests in cases related to counterfeit or spurious drugs following intensified enforcement under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, in the past 10 months.
Additional chief secretary (ACS), health, Sumita Misra said of these, 12 arrests have been made by FDA, Gurugram, which has also busted multiple interstate counterfeit medicine syndicates, seized fake medicines worth approximately Rs 70 lakh, recovered 323 varieties of allopathic medicines from illegal premises.
Misra said a big success came in April 2026, when the FDA Gurugram busted a counterfeit Mounjaro injection racket.
Acting on specific intelligence, enforcement teams raided premises in DLF Phase-IV and Sector-69, Gurugram, seizing counterfeit Mounjaro injections worth nearly Rs 70 lakh. The operation led to the arrest of Avi Sharma and Mujaamil Khan. The Mounjaro injection is used for diabetes and weight loss.
Misra said that the department dismantled an interstate network dealing in counterfeit Telma-AM tablets. HTC...
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