Pankaj Kumar, the mastermind of the cough syrup scandal, caught by Basti police, used to supply it to many shops.

Admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:34:19 +0000

Sadar Kotwali police of Basti has arrested the mastermind of codeine cough syrup, Pankaj Kumar, from Hadiya intersection. Pankaj used to run a shop named Ganpati Farma, from where codeine cough syrup was supplied on a large scale. Codeine cough syrup was supplied from this firm to many shops in the district.

It was told that the name of Ganpati Pharma had come up in the police investigation. As soon as his name came up in the codeine cough syrup scandal, the proprietor of Ganpati Pharma closed the shop and fled from the spot. The police was continuously working on this case and as soon as the evidence was found, they were successful in arresting the mastermind.

All firms were supplied by Ganpati Pharma.

Let us tell you that in the investigation of codeine syrup, a case of large scale supply of codeine syrup was revealed in Basti district, in which large scale supply of codeine cough was revealed from many firms of Basti. Police investigation revealed that codeine syrup was supplied on a large scale to all the firms from Ganpati Pharma, which was operating from Rahmatganj locality.

Ganpati Pharma shop was not on the spot

After this, when the investigation team reached the spot, it was found that the shop named Ganpati Pharma does not exist at that spot. When the landlord was talked to, it was found that the shop opened for a month or two after taking it on rent and was then lying closed. After this the investigation team started searching for the proprietor of Ganpati Pharma.

Police arrested the accused

Police investigation revealed that Pankaj Kumar, son of Putul Sahni, resident of Trilochanpur, Varanasi, in whose name this firm was registered, police conducted a thorough search and arrested Pankaj Kumar on the information of the informer.

What did the officials say about the action?

ASP Shyamakant told that Pankaj Kumar, the mastermind of codeine syrup, has been arrested, his bank account has been frozen. Rs 9 lakh has been frozen in the account, a case has been registered against it under sections 276, 277, 278, 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) BNS and 8(C)/21(C), NDPS Act, the matter is being further investigated.

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Basti: Muslim youth reached Dalit girlfriend’s house with wedding procession, Hindu organizations created ruckus, groom detained

Admin — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 17:18:03 +0000

Yarta village of Parshurampur police station area of Basti suddenly came into limelight. A unique marriage was going to take place here, which was fixed with the mutual consent of the families, but due to opposition from some people of the village and outside organizations, this marriage stopped happening. After the strictness of Hindu organizations, a case was even registered against the Muslim groom under sections of Love Jihad and the police arrested him.

Actually, this unique love story started in Gonda district. The groom, Sajid Ali, belongs to the Muslim community. The bride is from a Dalit family. Sajid and the girl met during a marriage ceremony organized in Gonda. This meeting soon turned into deep love. When love blossomed, both of them persuaded their families for marriage, both families agreed.

People were surprised to see the wedding procession decorated with Muslim customs.

After the consent of the family, complete preparations for the marriage were made at the house of a Dalit family in Yarta village. Everything was going according to plan. In the afternoon, when Sajid Ali reached Yarta village with his procession, some people of the village were surprised to see this procession decorated with Muslim customs. The arrival of a Muslim youth in a marriage procession to a Dalit family was such a thing that quickly became the subject of rumors and discussions in the village.

Hindu organizations told the matter of love jihad

On getting information about this, local officials and workers of Vishwa Hindu Mahasangh immediately reached the spot. His allegation was that this was not a normal marriage, but a case of ‘love jihad’. He claimed that a Muslim youth marrying a Dalit Hindu girl is part of a conspiracy to convert. The workers started protesting vigorously on the spot, due to which the atmosphere in the village became extremely tense.

Police reached the spot on information of commotion

As soon as information about the uproar was received, a large police team under the leadership of the police station head reached Yarta village without any delay. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the police immediately intervened and first detained the groom Sajid Ali and some of his wedding guests to prevent a confrontation between the two parties.

On this matter, SP Abhinandan said that a complaint was received about intercaste marriage, some Hindu organizations also opposed this marriage, investigation has revealed that the boy is an adult while the girl is a minor, due to which this marriage is not legally valid. The police is investigating the entire incident closely.

He said that the primary objective of the police at this time is to maintain peace and order in the village. There is a lot of tension due to the protest, so the police have brought the situation under control by pacifying both the parties and additional forces have been deployed in the village. The boy Sajid has been arrested and sent to jail on charges of religious conversion and forced marriage.