Mumbai Crime: Nagpada Police Book 2 Men For Alleged Sale Of Counterfeit Montair-LC Tablets After FDA Probe
Mumbai, August 24, 2026: The Nagpada police have booked two men for allegedly selling counterfeit Montair-LC tablets as genuine medicines after an FDA probe found the drug spurious. Accused Identified The accused are Ghulam Raju Khan and Paresh Kantilal Sakariya, proprietor of Sakariya Pharma, Kalbadevi. The FIR was registered on August 14. Drug Inspector Hemant Ade acted on information received…
On August 24, 2026, Mumbai's Nagpada police have officially charged Ghulam Raju Khan and Paresh Kantilal Sakariya with allegedly selling counterfeit Montair-LC tablets as authentic medications following an investigation by the FDA. The two men, who own Sakariya Pharma in Kalbadevi, were booked after an FIR was filed on August 14, 2025.
The case originated from a tip-off received by Drug Inspector Hemant Ade on July 3, 2025, regarding suspected fake medicines being sold at a chemist shop called Muskan Chemist in Kamathipura. The FDA seized multiple samples, including Montair-LC, ShelcAl 500, Chymoral Fort, Budecort Rotacaps, and ShelcAl Neu tablets for analysis.
Laboratory tests exposed the Montair-LC sample as "Not of Standard Quality". Further tests revealed that only 73.26% of the Levocetirizine Hydrochloride labeled on the tablets matched the expected standard, while Montelukast Sodium was not detected, leading to the classification of the drug as "Spurious".
Khan reportedly stated that he obtained the medicines through Sakariya Pharma. However, Sakariya allegedly failed to provide the requested purchase and supply information to the FDA. It is also reported that the FDA tested the sample and discovered it to be counterfeit, with no connection to Cipla Ltd's manufacturing facility in Sikkim.
The police are currently investigating the supply chain, aiming to uncover any further involvement in the distribution of these counterfeit medications. To learn more about affordable property opportunities in the Mumbai area, interested parties may visit https://budgetproperties.in/.
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