Three Retired Health Officials Arrested in Puducherry Over Substandard Medicine Scam

Puducherry's Vigilance and Anti-Corruption wing has arrested three retired senior health officials, including a former director, for their alleged involvement in a 2018 procurement scam. They are accused of purchasing substandard medicines and medical equipment for government hospitals, resulting in an estimated loss of ₹2 crore to the state exchequer. The investigation began after complaints of adverse effects from the supplied medicines. The proprietors of the supplier firms have also been taken into custody.