New Delhi, 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, police said on Sunday. An illegal manufacturing unit located in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, involved in production of counterfeit medicines was also busted, officials said, adding that a fake GST firm network worth Rs.50 crore 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. Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (crime, cyber cell) Aditya Gautam said that the arrested were identified as Nikhil Arora, 40, who runs a wholesale medicine shop at Bhagirath Palace in north Delhi's Chandni Chowk; Shivam Tyagi, 26; Mayank Aggarwal, 42; and Mohit Kumar Sharma, 30, who are suppliers of counterfeit medicines; Shahrukh, 38, and Rahul, 36, both suppliers of ready-made GST firms and fake billing services. DCP Gautam said the operation began on March 11, following a raid on Arora's property in Delhi's Shahdara. During the raid, police recovered a total of nearly 85,000 counterfeit tablets and capsules, including widely used medicines such as Rabemac-DSR, Telma-AM, Sporolac-DS, Signoflam, Chymoral Forte, Ursocol-300, CCM, Ketorol-DT, among other medicines. "These medicines-commonly prescribed for diabetes, hypertension, infections, liver disorders, and inflammation-pose serious health risks if counterfeited," said DCP Gautam. htc...