4 min readNew DelhiMay 8, 2026 01:21 AM IST A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, police said, adding that efforts to identify additional members of the network and trace the full extent of the supply chain is also on.
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Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel reacts during the IPL match vs the Kolkata Knight Riders. (Express photo | Praveen Khanna)Former India player Mohammad Kaif said that the Delhi Capitals had too many problems this season, pointing out that their struggling batting lineup and their under-utilization of finisher Ashutosh Sharma. Delhi Capitals were all but knocked out of the play-offs race when they lost to a resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday. It was their fourth loss in a row and DC now find themselves in eighth place on the points table with as many points from 11 matches. “It was tough to see Axar Patel after the game. DC had too many problems this season. Struggling batting, too many changes and dropped catches. There is a reason, DC is at the bottom of table. Ashutosh Sharma, best uncapped finisher, should have played all games,” Kaif posted on X.After the match, Axar had admitted that the team has a long journey ahead and said they would begin thinking about plans for next year, including what changes can be made.
It was tough to see Axar Patel after the game. DC had too many problems this season. Struggling batting, too many changes and dropped catches. There is a reason, DC is at the bottom of table. Ashutosh Sharma, best uncapped finsher, should have played all games. — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) May 8, 2026 “For now, we’ll go back and think about the mistakes we made. After that, obviously there’s still a long journey ahead, and next year will come too. So we’ll think about what plans we can make for next year and what approach we should take. Based on that, we can also look at the players sitting on the bench and decide who can be given opportunities and what changes we can make,” Patel said in the post-match presentation. At the start of the IPL season, Delhi Capitals had three wins from their first five games, but the Patel-led side has managed only one win in their last six matches. The team, which was bundled out for 75 runs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru last month, has since lost to Chennai Super Kings while batting first before Friday’s defeat and once again lost batting first against KKR.
Axar has so far scored only 44 runs in 11 matches while taking ten wickets at an average of 29.10.
4 min readNew DelhiMay 8, 2026 01:21 AM IST
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, police said, adding that efforts to identify additional members of the network and trace the full extent of the supply chain is also on.
Stealing medicines of diabetes and hepatitis B meant to be given to the poor for free, putting fake labels on them, selling them in the black market in the Capital — an inter-state racket did it all to make money from life-saving medicines, Delhi Police said. Police arrested four men and dismantled the clandestine unit operating out of North Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar. The accused — identified as Manoj Kumar Jain (56), Raju Kumar (57), Vikram Singh alias Sunny (32), and Vatan (35) — were allegedly part of the organised network that diverted the medicines, tampered with their packaging, and resold them illegally across Delhi-NCR and several Northeastern states.According to officers, the operation was being run by Manoj. Originally from Rajasthan, his family migrated to Manipur in the 60’s and started a construction venture. However, police said, they incurred losses during the Covid-19 pandemic. “After losing money, the family started a business of masks and sanitisers. Manoj subsequently came in contact with people involved in the medicine business. In 2023, he moved to Delhi and shook hands with Raju,” said a police officer. Raju, a veteran in the medicine industry, was already running an illegal manufacturing unit in Punjab, police said.
“Raju is believed to have leveraged his prior experience in the pharmaceutical trade to set up a parallel counterfeit manufacturing unit in Punjab, including the production of human albumin, a critical drug used in emergency and trauma care,” said an officer. Manoj started an illegal manufacturing and relabelling unit at his residence in Indra Vikas Colony. When the police reached his residence on April 22, they found syringes, labels and bottles. The total value of the items is estimated to be around Rs 6 crore. “Jain understood that consignments would be tracked from UP to Delhi. He asked Vikram to send them via Guwahati. These drugs were then transported to Delhi where the original labels were removed and replaced with fabricated ones before being pushed into the open market,” said an officerStory continues below this ad Among the drugs seized, police said, were critical medicines such as rabies vaccines, insulin, human albumin, Hepatitis B vaccines, anti-snake venom, and antibiotics. It was Vikram who procured the medicines. Vikram, a lab technician who runs a diagnostics centre in Prayagraj along with Vatan, sourced surplus medicines or diverted medicines from local hospitals and community health centres. “Vikram started procuring the medicines left in stock every month, which were meant to be given to patients for free at government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh. Those were siphoned off through local contacts and sent to Delhi,” an officer said. Jain would handle the relabelling and redistribution, police added. “The scale and sophistication of the operation indicate a well-organised network that posed a serious threat to public health,” a senior officer said. Investigators also found preliminary evidence suggesting the use of hawala channels to route financial transactions linked to the illegal trade. Police said a detailed financial probe is underway.Story continues below this ad Police said the network had an extensive distribution chain spanning Delhi, West Bengal and Northeastern states such as Assam and Manipur, raising concerns over the widespread circulation of compromised medicines. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, police said, adding that efforts to identify additional members of the network and trace the full extent of the supply chain is also on. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Pankaj Kumar said more
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