Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 31: In the much publicized spurious drug scam, Special Judge Anticorruption Jammu, Puneet Gupta today declared four accused as absconders and issued general arrest warrants against them. The Court has fixed October 9, 2013 for hearing on arguments on charge/discharge.
The absconders are Prem Prakash Barnwal, Manjula Barnwal, Directors of M/s Sanative Pharmaceuticals, Manoj Kumar Aggarwal and Rahul Kumar.
According to the challan, a purchase committee was constituted with Dr Madhu Khullar, the then Director Health Services as its Chairperson, Dr Anice Choudhary, the then HoD ENT and retired as Principal GMC Jammu as Vice Chairman, Reva Gupta, the then Administrator Associated Hospitals Jammu as Member, Dr A K Sharma, the then Medical Superintendent SMGS Hospital as Member Secretary, Dr S C Khajuria, Assistant Director Family Welfare (now retd) as Member, Yogesh Sharma Accounts Officer GMC Jammu, Lotika Khajuria, Deputy Drug Controller Jammu as Member, Sunil Gupta, Functional Manager Industries as Member and Joginder Kumar, Accounts Officer GMC Jammu for purchase of drugs.
According to the challan, the statements of Chairperson Dr Madhu Khullar and Vice Chairperson Dr Anice Choudhary are contradictory.