Overview

• On July 18 the Enforcement Directorate carried out coordinated raids under the PMLA at locations in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Barnala and Mumbai linked to alleged proceeds from illegal BNX sales.
• Investigators seized medicine stock registers, property purchase agreements, electronic devices and financial records to reconstruct how illicit revenues were layered and invested.
• Officials allege Dr Amit Bansal’s 22 private de-addiction centres diverted Buprenorphine/Naloxone meant for rehabilitation into unauthorised markets.
• The probe has expanded to include Rusan Pharma Limited as authorities examine whether distribution monitoring gaps enabled large-scale drug pilferage.
• Drug Inspector Rupinder Kaur is under investigation for allegedly submitting falsified inspection reports to conceal missing narcotic tablets, and further arrests and asset freezes are expected.