Varanasi, 13 January. In the case of banned cough syrup containing codeine, the Kotwali police on Monday arrested Aditya Jaiswal, cousin of the main kingpin Shubham Jaiswal, who had a reward of Rs 75 thousand. Aditya Jaiswal has a firm named ‘Swastik Pharma’ in Saptsagar Mandi. With the intention of benefiting Shubham Jaiswal, Aditya Jaiswal used to deposit cash in a firm called ‘Shiv Enterprises’.

According to the police, Rs 1 crore in cash was deposited in a bank branch located in Palikothi by Aditya Jaiswal, proprietor of Swastik Pharma firm. While depositing money in the bank, his name and number were written by Aditya Jaiswal on a slip. During interrogation, Aditya told that he has been running this firm for about seven-eight years. About two years ago, several firms were opened by Shubham Jaiswal under a conspiracy to create fake taxes, invoices and e-bills.

Under this scheme, a firm named ‘Shiv Enterprises’ was opened, in which cash was deposited by Aditya Jaiswal. Aditya Jaiswal gradually got involved in the black business of Shubham Jaiswal and his father Bhola Prasad and became a king from a relative. Aditya also told during interrogation that many people are associated with this network, who have been doing the work of depositing cash in firms and banks for Shubham Jaiswal.

Akhilesh Yadav raised questions regarding investigation of cough syrup smuggling

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party (SP) national president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday questioned why no central agency is investigating the people involved in the codeine-laced cough syrup gang case in the state and claimed that raids are being conducted only in election-bound states. Akhilesh Yadav told reporters in Lucknow, “People involved in the codeine-laced cough syrup racket have accumulated assets worth Rs 800 crore, but ED or CBI is not investigating them.”