Agra witnessed a dramatic twist during an STF raid when drug dealer Himanshu Agarwal attempted to bribe officials with Rs 1 crore . Agarwal, son of Pawan Kumar Agarwal and director of Hey Maa Medico, tried to halt action by offering the bribe to the STF and Drugs Department team. However, the trap was foiled and he was arrested red-handed.
Fake medicines racket exposed
The STF launched operations after receiving credible intelligence on counterfeit medicines being sold under reputed brands such as Zydus, Glenmark, Sun Pharma, and Sanofi. Raids were carried out at Hey Maa Medico in Mubarak Mahal, Bansal Medical Store in Gogia Market, and a warehouse in Syed Gali Motikatra. Goods worth Rs 80 lakh were seized against bills showing just Rs 10 lakh, revealing a large-scale fraud.
Huge recovery and arrest
Further inspections uncovered counterfeit stock worth Rs 3.23 crore from multiple warehouses linked to the accused. During these operations, Agarwal approached Assistant Drug Commissioner Naresh Mohan Deepak and STF Inspector Yatindra Sharma with the bribe offer. Acting on STF SP Rakesh Yadav’s directions, the officials staged a trap that led to Agarwal’s arrest.
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Legal action and next steps
A case has been registered under Section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), which punishes offering bribes to public servants with imprisonment from six months to five years and a fine. Following the arrest, authorities searched Agarwal’s home in Karmayogi Kamalanagar but found it locked, with his family believed to have absconded. Additional warehouses were checked, but no further recovery was reported till evening.
The STF is preparing to file additional charges under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The case has raised serious concerns over counterfeit medicines circulating in Agra’s markets and highlighted the vigilance of enforcement agencies in tackling corruption and drug-related crimes drug.
