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Ex-Employee Arrested in Delhi Pharma Tender Fraud Case

Armed Forces checks found forged papers, triggering a canceled tender and blacklisting of the supplier.

Overview

  • Delhi Police’s Crime Branch, which registered an FIR on April 18, alleges cheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery, extortion and intimidation.
  • A senior officer said the accused was remanded to two days of police custody as teams work to trace the co-accused.
  • The complaint says two former staffers misused client lists, pricing and tender files to set up Mammoth Life Sciences LLP and pose as a sister firm to win contracts.
  • Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services verification flagged documents that a pharma company said it never issued, leading authorities to cancel a tender and blacklist the bidder.
  • The FIR also alleges a Rs 1 crore extortion demand and threats of harm, with the accused invoking links to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to pressure company officials.