Chandigarh: A criminal complaint has been filed against Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Limited, a Uttarakhand firm, at the Chandigarh District Court, seeking registration of a case of the alleged sale of adulterated drugs and attempt to murder under the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The matter will be heard in the Chandigarh Court on Monday.
The complaint has been filed by General Secretary of National Consumer Welfare Council at Chandigarh, Bikramjit Singh, seeking a case against Baba Ramdev and the Patanjali Ayurved Limited, under the Sections 275 (sale of adulterated drugs), 276 (sale of a drug as a different drug or preparation) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code.
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In the complaint, Singh said that medical products, tablets, pills and capsules containing medicine for diseases and human consumption cannot be advertised without prior permission from the authority appointed by the government, and the permission is granted after the medical council and authorities inspect the quality and genuineness of the medicines.
In a press conference conducted by Baba Ramdev on June 24, during which he claimed that tablets and oil launched by Patanjali could cure the disease within 3-7 days, with 100 per cent successful results and no fatality rate. However, later it was found that Baba Ramdev’s firm did not have permission to manufacture the medicine.
