MEERUT, Feb. 4 -- The fallout of the Delhi Police Crime Branch's crackdown on a major counterfeit medicines syndicate reached Bulandshahr, with senior superintendent of police (SSP) Dinesh Kumar Singh ordering line attachment of the entire Jokhabad police outpost staff under Sikandrabad police station on Tuesday evening, citing gross negligence and indiscipline.

A total of 12 police personnel, including the outpost in-charge, have been removed from active duty, officials said.

The action follows the detection of a factory involved in printing wrappers for fake medicines in the Jokhabad outpost area. Despite the sensitivity of the case and direct involvement of an external police force, the matter was allegedly kept hidden from senior lo...