FDA raids fake doctor's office, seized drugs worth Rs3.3cr

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) raided the Andheri office of self-proclaimed scientist Munir Khan on Wednesday and seized goods worth Rs3.3 crore.

The officials said Khan sold a 'Body Revival' drug as a miracle cure. He claimed that it could cure several diseases, including HIV, diabetes, heart ailments, tumours, stress management and even reverse premature ageing.

Last year, the FDA had registered an FIR in this regard at the Versova police station, after a government lab in Ghaziabad confirmed that the drug was spurious, not of standard quality and wrongly branded, as it did not contain the ingredients mentioned on the label.

FDA along with Amboli police conducted the raid and seized around 2,099 bottles of Body Revival. Even after being arrested under three charges in 2008, 2009 and 2014, Khan managed to secure bail every time. Khan's advertisements are rampant on television channels after midnight daily.

"We will take strict action, as the drug is harmful for consumption," said FDA commissioner Dr Harshdeep Kamble. Khan has been booked under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, in addition to Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954, Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act, 1961 and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).