The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has busted a ring of seven people accused of manufacturing and supplying fake 'life-saving' cancer chemotherapy drugs, officials said on Tuesday. The arrested accused, identified as Viphil Jain (46), Suraj Shat (28), Neeraj Chauhan (38), Parvez (33), Komal Tiwari (39), Abhinay Kohli (30), and Tushar Chauhan (28), allegedly compromised people's lives by selling 'fake' drugs.

"Information regarding a racket involved in manufacturing and supply of spurious cancer medicine was received after which a dedicated team was constituted," Special Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Shalini Singh said.

The officer stated that simultaneously raids were carried out at four distinct locations—two apartments in Moti Nagar, one apartment in Gurgaon's South City, one apartment in Yamuna Vihar, northeast Delhi, and a reputable cancer hospital in Delhi—based on the information gathered.

The Special CP claimed that Viphil Jain, the mastermind of this scheme, was manufacturing fake cancer medications in two apartments in DLF Capital Greens, Moti Nagar.

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"Jain had taken two EWS Flats in Moti Nagar and using the same flat to refill the spurious cancer medicine (vials). Suraj Shat was managing the refilling and packaging of these vials," the senior officer said.

140 filled vials of false cancer injections under the names Opdyta, Keytruda, Dextrose, and Fluconazole were seized during raids, she continued, along with three cap sealing machines, one heat gun machine, 197 empty vials, and other necessary packaging supplies.