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SIT arrests seventh suspect Balasubramanian in fake drug case

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested Balasubramanian in Chennai as the seventh suspect.
Prime accused Prashanth, while in custody, provided information that led to the arrest.
Balasubramanian allegedly directed a dummy company to receive consignments from Prashanth and Veeresh.
SIT is examining the firm’s transactions, shipment routes and other network participants.
Bengaluru hospitals that bought the fake drugs received notices while the Drugs Control Department urged price-regulation measures.

History

Historical Context

After the 1970s removal of product patents spurred rapid growth of India’s generic industry, the 1995 WTO accession and 2005 re-introduction of product patents tightened oversight, echoing earlier generic-quality scandals of the late 1980s. This regulatory shift underpins today’s Drugs Control Department intensified enforcement measures against counterfeit-medicine networks nationwide.

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Story summary

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested Balasubramanian in Chennai as the seventh suspect.
Prime accused Prashanth, while in custody, provided information that led to the arrest.
Balasubramanian allegedly directed a dummy company to receive consignments from Prashanth and Veeresh.
SIT is examining the firm’s transactions, shipment routes and other network participants.
Bengaluru hospitals that bought the fake drugs received notices while the Drugs Control Department urged price-regulation measures.

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