Surat, A medical store owner in Surat allegedly repackaged a tonic intended for animals and sold it as medicine for children at double the price, prompting concerns over public health, police said.
Police have appealed to the public to immediately seek necessary medical treatment if they purchased the medicine and suffered any adverse health effects. The police also advised consumers that after purchasing medicine from any medical store, they should verify its authenticity and quality with their treating doctor and take medication strictly as prescribed. He then allegedly put counterfeit labels bearing the name Himalaya Liv.52 Drops, a paediatric product, onto the bottles to pass them off as medicine suitable for children, as per the police. The accused used to sell the product at twice its price, he said, adding that police seized materials and other items valued at ₹ 31,195 during the operation. The Athwa police registered an FIR against the accused under sections 123 , 125 , 336 , and 278 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The Surat Special Operations Group and a team from the Food and Drugs Control Administration raided the ‘Shantinath Medical Store’ in the city’s Gopipura locality on Tuesday and arrested its owner, identified as Mohammad Sajid Ibrahim Mulla , Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajdeepsinh Nakum told reporters on Wednesday.
