Cops raid drug shop in Cuttack

BHUBANESWAR: A joint squad of directorate of drug control administration (DDCA) and police on Monday raided a retail medicine outlet at Mangalabag in Cuttack in connection with the alleged fake vaccine racket.
Drugs inspector SK Sinha said the particular shop came under a cloud as it had purchased vaccine from a stockist, whose premises at Bidanasi were raided on July 7."We have seized some documents, including purchase bills. These will help trail the route of the vaccine. Quizzing of the chemist will also help know doctors who used the vaccine," he said.
Sinha said though the probe team is yet to lay its hands on any fake vaccine vial, it is relying on discrepancies in purchase bills, mismatch in batch numbers and doctors' statement to establish the case. The DDCA-police team will soon interrogate two Mumbai-based representatives of the vaccine maker. They had emerged as the contact points of the company with Balasore-based doctor who had apprised DDCA about receiving 20 vials of the bogus vaccine.