CBI APPREHENDS A JOINT DRUG CONTROLLER OF CDSCO AND A PRIVATE PERSON IN AN ALLEGED BRIBERY OF Rs. FOUR LAKH
The Central Bureau of Investigation has apprehended a Joint Drug Controller (JDC), posted at CDSCO Headquarters, New Delhi and a Director of private company based at Delhi in an alleged bribery of Rs. four lakh. A case was registered against a Joint Drug Controller (India) (JDC), CDSCO Headquarters, New Delhi and others including Directors, Associate Vice President & Head-National Regulatory Affairs (NRA) of separate private companies, two based at New Delhi and another at Bengaluru; Assistant Drug Inspector (ADI), CDSCO, New Delhi and other unknown officials of CDSCO, New Delhi & unknown others. It was alleged that the accused was trying to exert undue influence on officers of CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) under Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (GOI), Delhi to waive the Phase III trial of “Insulin Aspart Injection”. It was further alleged that the accused agreed to pay bribe amount of Rs.9,00,000/- to JDC, CDSCO for favorably processing the said three files related to private company based at Bangalore and also for favourably recommending the file of "Insulin Aspart injection" to the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) meeting. CBI laid a trap wherein the JDC of CDSCO was caught while accepting bribe of Rs. 4,00,000/- from the Director of Delhi based private company. The said Director of Delhi based private company was also caught. Searches were conducted at 11 places located at Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Patna, Bengaluru which led to recovery of incriminating documents/articles. Investigation is continuing.