Accused Allegedly Withheld ₹74.28 Lakh in Payments
Ahmedabad: A pharmaceutical company has lodged a forgery case against three medical representatives for allegedly selling its medicines but failing to deposit ₹74.28 lakh into the company’s account.
The case was filed on Friday with the Changodar police under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 316(4) (criminal breach of trust), Section 336(2) (forgery), Section 338 (forgery of valuable security, will), and Section 54 (abettor present when an offense is committed). Two of the accused are from Bhavnagar, while the third is from Ahmedabad’s Vatva area.
How the Fraud Unfolded
According to the complainant, the two Bhavnagar-based representatives were responsible for obtaining medicine purchase orders from doctors, pharmacies, and hospitals in Bhavnagar district, while the third handled Ahmedabad. The trio would upload photos of the purchase orders to the company’s WhatsApp group, based on which invoices were generated, and medicines were dispatched from the company’s warehouse in Changodar.
The medical representatives were required to collect payments and deposit them into the company’s account within a 60 to 90-day credit period. For the first six months, they followed the process correctly, which led the company to trust them with financial transactions.
Failure to Deposit Funds and Evasion
Over the last nine months, the accused reportedly submitted purchase orders in the names of various doctors and medical stores but did not deposit the corresponding payments. When the credit period expired, the company repeatedly inquired about the payments. Initially, the representatives claimed that the clients had not paid, but later, they began evading inquiries altogether.
After being threatened with legal action, the three promised to gradually return the money but ultimately failed to do so, leading the company to file a complaint.
The police have begun an investigation into the matter.
