Fourteen medical stores sealed in Punjab

Ladhar said the raids were conducted on a tip-off.The shops which have been sealed are Punjab, Bharat, Raju, R.K Mansa and Prince Medical Stores of Talwandi Sabo; Ravi, Shanker, J.A Mahadeva, Sachin and Rangika Medical Stores of Bathinda and Paharia Medical Store of Rampura Phul.

Ladhar said a drug inspector had been especially called to recheck the sealed stores on the request of chemists. He said that stringent action would be taken against them to curtail the drug addiction which was on the rise among youths.

Meanwhile, Chief Medical Officer Bawa Ram Gupta said on the direction of Punjab and Haryana High Court, an ultimatum had been served on quacks to discontinue their practice.