The Delhi Police has arrested the owner of a chemist shop and his associate for allegedly selling medicines without prescriptions to minors at inflated rates in national Capital.
The accused has been identified as Vivek Kumar Singh and his associates who work as a salesman Ranjit Singh at his shop in south Delhi's Kotla Mubarakpur area. Police said that the accused were caught red handed while selling medicines to a minor without prescription.
According to Vijay Kumar, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, on Monday, a juvenile had approached the police and filed a complaint, saying the owner of 'Om Sai Medicos' at Sher Singh Bazaar, was selling medicines to juveniles without prescription.
"Acting on the complaint, a First Information Report (FIR) under section 77 of JJ act was registered and investigation was taken up. A police team raided the shop and the accused were caught red handed while selling medicines without prescription to minors," said the DCP
"During interrogation, the accused disclosed that the combination of certain drugs and injections creates a new psychotropic effect. These injections were meant for relieving pain of cancer patients. But the duo were selling it to juveniles and drug addicts at higher prices without prescription," said the DCP.
"The drugs usually costs around Rs 70-80. But the accused used to sell them without prescription for Rs 250," said the DCP adding that further investigation is going on.
