Lucknow: After the name of constable Alok Singh came up in the cough syrup smuggling syndicate case, a look out circular was issued against him. Now Uttar Pradesh STF has arrested dismissed constable Alok Singh from Lucknow, revealing the big network related to cough syrup smuggling syndicate. It is being told that Alok was preparing to surrender in the court today. He had also filed a surrender application in the Lucknow court and the STF was to submit a report on it in the court on Tuesday, but before that the STF took action and caught him.
Secrets of smuggling syndicate revealed during interrogation
After being caught by STF, Alok Singh gave many important information during interrogation regarding the cough syrup smuggling network. He told that he was introduced to Shubham Jaiswal through Azamgarh resident Vikas Singh. Shubham was associated with the illegal business of Phencidil cough syrup of Abbott Company and ran a firm in the name of Shelly Traders in Ranchi (Jharkhand).
Due to the use of codeine-containing Phensidil syrup as an intoxicant, there is a huge demand for it in West Bengal and Bangladesh. Vikas Singh told Alok the benefits of this smuggling, after which Alok Singh and his partner Amit Tata joined this network. STF has already arrested Amit Tata.
Expansion of business through fake firms
During interrogation, it was revealed that Alok Singh started illegal business through Shubham Jaiswal and his partners Varun Singh, Gaurav Jaiswal and Vishal Mehrotra. In 2024, a firm named ‘Shree Medical Agency’ was opened in Dhanbad in the name of Alok. The entire transactions of this firm were handled by Shubham and his team and their chartered accountant Tushar. Alok and Amit Tata invested Rs 5 lakh each in this firm of Dhanbad, while in return Shubham gave a profit of about Rs 20-22 lakh to both of them.
According to the information, Varun Singh used to run the firm in Dhanbad and Ranchi. After this, another firm in the name of ‘Maa Sharda Medical’ was opened in Banaras in the name of Alok, which was also being operated by Shubham’s team. Alok received about Rs 8 lakh through this firm. However, just two-three months after the opening of the firm, Abbott Company stopped manufacturing Fancidil.
Arrests and escaped gangster
After the arrest of gang members Saurabh Tyagi and Vibhor Rana by STF and police, the leader of this syndicate, Shubham Jaiswal, absconded to Dubai along with his family and associates, Varun Singh and Gaurav Jaiswal. Shubham used to show illegal purchase and sale of Fancidil by creating fake bills, e-way bills and documents in the name of many fake firms, whereas in reality huge profits were earned by selling the entire goods to smugglers.
Drug license obtained through fake documents
Alok Singh had obtained the drug license on the basis of fake experience certificate and affidavit. After the arrest of Amit Tata, he had applied for surrender in the court. STF will now take Alok into custody remand and interrogate him further, so that complete information about the remaining members of the network and financial transactions can be obtained. It is noteworthy that a case of robbery has also been registered against Alok in 2006 in Ashiana police station of Lucknow.
