Spurious Covid drug case: FIR lodged against Cuttack distributor

Prameyanews English

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | June 17, 2021 IST

Cuttack, June 17: District Drugs Inspector of Cuttack today lodged an FIR against Siba Prasanna Jena, owner of the store from where duplicate medicines were seized. The FIR was lodged before the Special Task Force (STF) which has been constituted to probe the alleged seizure of counterfeit Covid drugs in different parts of Odisha. The STF was formed after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed the Crime Branch to probe the fake drug case. The Directorate of Drugs Control on Friday has conducted raid at a medicine godown in Kanika Chhak and seized more than 17,000 spurious drugs being sold as Covid drugs. Further investigation has revealed the firm of selling more than 40000 spurious drugs to other states as well.

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