Srinagar police on October 1 announced that eight people had been arrested during an investigation into an alleged interstate network supplying pharmaceutical drugs illegally. The inquiry relates to a case registered at Safakadal police station. Thursday’s development is the public disclosure of the investigation; the reviewed accounts do not establish that every arrest occurred that day.
Police described seizures of medicines, cash and gold, and said approximately ₹1.07 crore had been frozen in bank accounts. A house and two vehicles were also attached, according to the reports. Investigators said searches and document checks extended to Chandigarh, Panchkula and Ambala, with attention to invoices, licensing and the movement of consignments.
The sources gave differing detailed totals for some seized items, so this report does not reproduce a disputed overall valuation. Officials said they were continuing to examine the supply chain and financial links. Responses from the arrested people were not available in the reviewed coverage. Police seizure and attachment claims do not establish an individual’s guilt.