Overview
- Officials say the statewide crackdown has led to about 32 arrests and major recoveries of regulated cough syrup diverted for non-medical use.
- The SIT’s preliminary financial review flagged irregular transactions tied to Shaili/Shaily Traders, around 30 bank accounts were frozen and about Rs 60 lakh has been blocked, with ledgers due by December 10.
- UP Police have initiated proceedings to extradite Shubham Jaiswal from the UAE, with authorities expressing confidence in cooperation to bring him back to face trial.
- Varanasi police arrested Vishal Kumar Jaiswal and Badal Arya, who allegedly used forged licences to buy and sell syrup worth roughly Rs 7 crore, with hundreds of thousands of bottles routed via entities linked to Shaili Traders.
- Investigators describe a multi-state network using forged documents, fake e-bills and ‘billing point’ outlets, with 279 inspections prompting 128 FIRs across 28 districts and links traced toward Nepal and Bangladesh.