(a) whether the Delhi Police has unearthed several groups which were involved in manufacture and sale of spurious drugs in the capital during the last three years;
(b) if so, the facts and details thereof;
(c) the outcome of the investigations made in this regard;
(d) whether the Government have assessed the nexus of drugs controller and spurious drug manufacturers in this regard; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (SHRI HARIN PATHAK)
(a) to (e): During the last three years (i.e. between 1st March, 2000 to 28th February, 2003), Delhi Police registered 14 cases of manufacture/sale of spurious drugs and arrested 45 persons in connection with these cases. Ten of these cases have since been challaned in the Court for a judicial verdict. The investigation of none of these cases revealed any nexus between the Drugs Controller and manufacturers of spurious drugs.