India, March 12 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis ordered an inquiry on Wednesday after patients were allegedly given expired medicines at the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation's (VVCMC) D.M. Petit Hospital.

Fadnavis directed the additional chief secretary of the urban development department to conduct a detailed investigation and submit a report.

The issue came to light on Friday after BJP corporators inspected the hospital and claimed to have found expired medicines in the hospital's storeroom. Following the revelation, on Monday the VVCMC commissioner Manoj Kumar Suryavanshi ordered an enquiry into the matter and promised that strict action would be taken against the culprits if the allegations are proved true.

During the ins...