Judge Muzaffar Iqbal Qureshi while issuing non-bailable warrants directed the police to produce the accused before the court on next date of hearing on May 27.
Under the J-K Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940, the TADA court here is the designated court to hear complaints related to spurious and adulterated drugs in the Valley.
The warrants were issued yesterday after the officials of Drug Control Authority, Kashmir filed a formal complaint-cum-charge sheet before the court, naming 15 persons as accused in the supply of spurious drugs to various government hospitals in the state.
The scam came to light when a laboratory tests revealed that an anti-biotic supplied to various hospital contained zero amount of Amoxycillin against the claimed 500 milligrams.
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