Hyderabad: The Commissioner’s Task Force, Secunderabad Zone, and Musheerabad police busted a Hyderabad steroid racket, arrested six persons, and seized banned steroid injections, supplements, and other materials worth around Rs.6.5 lakh.
Police seized 440 vials of Termin (Neon), 336 vials of Mephentermine Sulphate Injection, testosterone injections, somatropin, drostanolone injections, amino acid supplements, 336 tablets, two mobile phones, and other incriminating material during the operation.
According to the police, the two main accused, Batte Shiva, an online gym trainer, and Mohammed Furqanuddin Faisal, procured steroid injections from online suppliers based in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. They allegedly distributed the banned substances through local sub-sellers for illegal profits. The injections, commonly misused by gym-goers for rapid muscle growth, were sold without valid medical prescriptions.
Investigation into Hyderabad steroid racket continues
Police identified two online suppliers as absconding and launched efforts to trace them. Separate cases have been registered at Musheerabad Police Station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Investigators said further inquiry is underway to identify the remaining members of the network and establish the full extent of the illegal steroid distribution chain operating in Hyderabad.