Ludhiana, May 13 -- The drugs control department on Tuesday caught a medical store in Haibowal Kalan allegedly selling a medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) kit without prescription during a decoy operation, exposing serious violations in the sale of sensitive drugs.

Officials said the action was carried out on the directions of the deputy commissioner, Ludhiana, as part of an ongoing enforcement drive against the unauthorised sale of medicines requiring strict regulatory compliance.

According to the department, drugs control officer (DCO) Ludhiana-3 Navdeep Sandhu inspected two pharmaceutical firms in different parts of the city. During an inspection at a medical store located in Raghubir Park, Haibowal Kalan, a decoy customer was s...