The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police has busted a gang involved in the sale of adulterated blood with the arrest of five people, officials said on Friday.
Rashid Ali, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, Naseem, Pankaj Kumar Tripathi and Honey Nigam were arrested on Thursday from Faizullahganj area of the capital for selling blood mixed with saline water.
In an official statement issued here, an STF spokesperson said, "Acting on a tip-off that a gang involved in selling adulterated blood (by mixing it with saline water) at double rate was operating in Faizullahganj area of the state capital, a team of UP STF and Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) conducted a raid yesterday, and arrested five persons."
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