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Fake cancer drugs supplied to more than 90 Bengaluru hospitals, pharmacy owner arrested

short by Bhuvnesh Ojha / on Sunday, 13 September, 2026
An SIT of Bengaluru police and the Drugs Control Department arrested the owner of a pharmacy, Veeresh Jain, for allegedly supplying suspected fake medicines to hospitals and clinics. Investigators suspect the network supplied counterfeit cancer drugs, other life-saving medicines and ICU injections to over 90 hospitals and clinics in Bengaluru, allegedly offering them at discounts of around 50%.