Overview
- STF teams raided a house in Dobra Patel City Colony in a midnight operation that ran into early Friday and uncovered a clandestine repackaging setup.
- Officers seized more than 700 cartons and roughly 50,000–75,000 bottles of cough syrup, along with labelling machines, packaging material and a delivery vehicle; the haul is valued at about Rs 1.5 crore.
- Ten people were detained during the raid, including three minors, and the adults were produced before a court and remanded for further questioning.
- Samples have been sent for laboratory chemical analysis to confirm the syrups' composition and potential harm while investigators probe where raw stock came from and who profited.
- STF says the gang erased original batch details and relabelled bottles for sale in Bhopal and nearby rural markets, and investigators expect more arrests as they map the network; local police were reportedly not informed and the registered house owner could not be reached.