Saharsa police bust racket of sale of banned Corex syrup, 4 arrested

B N Singh Papan

Saharsa : Saharsa police on February 3 busted a racket of sale of banned Corex syrup and arrested four members of a drug mafia during a raid conducted at Bharat Medical Agency located on the campus of Hotel Kosi Niwas, Saharsa. Police seized over 1,200 bottles of Corex syrup from the godown of Bharat  Medical Agency located at Krishnanagar r colony of the town. Bharat Medical Agency is owned by Viccky Bhagat alias Vikrant Bhagat, who was among the four arrested. Police sealed Bharat Medical Agency.

Police got the clue about racket on February 2 night when they arrested one Chandan alias Rocky alias Shaka in a  drunken state and recovered 15 bottles of foreign liquor and some bottles of Corex hidden underground, said SDPO Subodh Kumar Biswas. Chandan was interrogated by Sadar police station SHO Bhai Bharat on February 3 morning and after 0that raid was conducted at Bharat Medical Agency. Saharsa DM Vinod Kumar Gunjiyal had three months back constituted a three-member team to probe sale of intoxicants.