Biocon Bribery Case: Suspension Revoked, Eswara Reddy to Train Officers at Modi Govt-run Institute
News 18After revoking his suspension, the central government has placed S Eswara Reddy, a top official of the drug regulatory body, for training officers at National Institute of Health and Family Welfare. According to an internal order, accessed by News18, Reddy has been assigned the work of training and capacity building in the country’s apex drug regulatory agency, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, until further orders. “He shall, for this purpose, be stationed at National Institute of Health and Family Welfare for coordination with the authorities and conduct of training in the institute on drug regulatory aspects for relevant officers of central and state governments/union territory administrations,” the order stated. The order stated that “to prevent tampering of witnesses in the case, the drug controller general may be requested to post Eswara Reddy to a non-sensitive position, and it should be ensured that he is posted in a division different from the witnesses”.
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