HYDERABAD, JUNE 13, 2026: Officials of Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, have busted an illegal Label Tampering and Use of Fictitious Manufacturing Details for Pharmaceutical Excipients Busted in Alwal and seized stocks worth ₹70.56 lakh.
Acting on credible intelligence regarding the illegal sale of pharmaceutical excipients through label tampering and misrepresentation of manufacturing details, the Officers of the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, conducted a raid on 12th June, 2026, at the premises of DK Pharmaceuticals, located at Mangapuram Colony, Old Alwal, Alwal (V), Alwal (M), Medchal–Malkajgiri District.
During the raid, DCA officials detected 12 cardboard drums, each containing 20 kg (total 240 kg) of a pharmaceutical excipient, Hydroxypropyl Betadex USP/NF. The said stock was found affixed with labels indicating Batch No. RHPB/2026/05/002, Manufacturing Date: 05/2026, and Expiry Date: 04/2029, and falsely stating the manufacturer’s name as DK Pharmaceuticals, with a purported manufacturing address at Plot No. 59/B, EPIP, Pashamylaram, Sangareddy District – 502307.
Upon investigation, it was found that the labels falsely declared the product as being manufactured by DK Pharmaceuticals, with a purported manufacturing address at Plot No. 59/B, EPIP, Pashamylaram, Sangareddy District – 502307. However, the said manufacturing facility was verified and confirmed to be fictitious and non-existent.
Further inquiry revealed that Sateesh Babu Dhulapalli and Nagaswami Katragadda, partners of DK Pharmaceuticals, had illegally removed the original labels of the pharmaceutical excipient and affixed fabricated labels indicating a fictitious manufacturing unit, thereby engaging in unauthorised and illegal activities. The stocks were seized during the raid. The total worth of the seized pharmaceutical excipients is ₹70.56 lakhs.
Hydroxypropyl Betadex USP/NF (also known as Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin or HPBCD) is used as a solubilising and stabilising excipient in the pharmaceutical industry for the manufacture of various formulations. Dr. K. Prabhakar, Assistant Director, Quthbullapur, Dr. B. Lakshmi Narayana, Assistant Director, Medchal, Sri K. Murali Krishna, Drugs Inspector, Malkajgiri, Sri E. Thirupathi, Drugs Inspector, Quthbullapur, carried out the raid under the supervision of Sri G. Srinivas, Deputy Director-I, DCA.
The DCA Director General said that the public may report any complaints regarding illegal activities related to medicines, as well as any other suspected manufacturing activities concerning drugs, including narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, in residential, commercial, or industrial areas through the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana Toll-Free Number 1800-599-6969, operational from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm on all working days.
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