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Through Vikas Singh Narve of Azamgarh, Amit Tata was identified with Shubham Jaiswal, the mastermind of the smuggling gang. Shubham Jaiswal is the mastermind of the gang smuggling of Phencidil syrup which is used as an intoxicant. This syrup is in great demand in West Bengal and Bangladesh.
Lucknow: These days big revelations are being made in Uttar Pradesh regarding buying and selling of cough syrups. In this series, a person has been arrested in the case of illegal trading of Phencidil cough syrup and other codeine containing medicines. Police has arrested Amit Singh Tata of Varanasi for illegal stock and smuggling of syrups and medicines. A Fortuner, two mobile phones and all the documents from the mobile have been recovered from the accused. Amit Tata has been arrested in a case registered in Sushant Golf City police station, Lucknow in January 2024. Tata, who was caught from Gomti Nagar Lucknow, has been arrested after interrogation at STF headquarters.
Amit Tata’s mastermind met Shubham Jaiswal
Through Vikas Singh Narve of Azamgarh, Amit Tata was identified with Shubham Jaiswal, the mastermind of the smuggling gang. Shubham Jaiswal is the mastermind of the gang smuggling of Phencidil syrup which is used as an intoxicant. This syrup is in great demand in West Bengal and Bangladesh. Amit Singh Tata had invested money in syrup smuggling at the behest of Shubham Jaiswal. Shubham got Amit Singh Tata’s firm opened in Dhanbad in the name of Devkripa Medical Agency in January 2024. However, all the transactions of the firm were looked after by Shubham Jaiswal, his partners and CAs. In Varanasi also, Amit Tata’s firm was opened in the name of Shree Medical. Shubham Jaiswal and his syndicate kept watching its transactions also.
Shubham Jaiswal is still in touch with the people of UP
Amit Tata used to deposit the profit amount received from Shubham Jaiswal in the bank account of his wife Sakshi. Shubham Jaiswal and his syndicate had bought cough syrup worth more than Rs 100 crore in collaboration with the people of Abbott Company, out of which most of the syrup was smuggled and sold by making fake bills and e-way bills. After the arrest of some members of the gang, Shubham Jaiswal fled to Dubai with his family, partners Varun Singh and Gaurav Jaiswal. Shubham Jaiswal is still connected with people in UP through Face Time. Shubham Jaiswal and his syndicate have earned huge profits by making fake bills of cough syrup.
Investigation intensified in Varanasi also
Officials of Abbott Company are also included in this syndicate. There are already seven cases registered against Amit Singh Tata. The SIT team formed in Varanasi to investigate the cough syrup containing codeine reached Sapt Sagar Dawa Mandi. The SIT team searched the roots of cough syrup in the drug market. There is a case of wasting banned cough syrup worth Rs 100 crore. The kingpin of the case, Shubham Jaiswal is still absconding. SIT is investigating all the links.
6 medical agencies named in case of selling codeine syrup
At the same time, names of 6 medical agencies have also come to light in the racket of banned ‘codeine containing cough syrup’ in Ghazipur district. DI Brijesh Maurya of Food Safety and Drug Administration has prepared a report against six medical agencies of Ghazipur and has registered a case against the proprietors of the concerned pharmacies in Sadar Kotwali. High officials of the pharmaceutical department have also brought the matter to the notice of administrative and police officials.
