India, Dec. 19 -- The Cyber Cell of the Crime Branch has busted a major racket involved in the illegal manufacture of spurious medicines and fake cosmetic products, unearthing an unauthorised manufacturing unit in southwest Delhi and seizing a huge quantity of fake drugs and branded creams.

The operation led to the arrest of Pramod Kumar Gupta, who was allegedly supplying spurious Betnovate-C ointment and running an illegal unit from a rented farmhouse in Bijwasan village. Police said the racket dealt a serious blow to public health and was part of an organised supply chain of fake pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Aditya Gautam said the case was registered under relevant sections of the Bh...