The two were also fined Rs 1 lakh each for exporting the medicine, Ranitidine Tablets B P (Mantek-150), to Vietnam. The court has given them until March 23 to appeal to a higher court.

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The government suspended production at Maiden Pharmaceuticals in October last year for violations of manufacturing standards after the WHO’s report. The company has denied its drugs were at fault for the deaths in Gambia and tests by a government laboratory found there were no toxins in them.

The company had been facing legal difficulties for years over suspected shoddy products.

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