New Delhi, April 9 -- Some pharmacy colleges are refusing to cooperate with government inspectors and even putting up "dummy principals and faculty" during digital inspections, alarming the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) into threatening these institutions with criminal proceedings.

After finding "different people with different names", the regulator has directed its inspectors to check the veracity of faculty members and the principal, including their education qualification and experience, failing which action will be taken against the college as well as the inspector.

The penal action includes cancellation of registration, filing of a first-information report (FIR) and blacklisting for three years from teaching.

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