The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has seized 113 abortion kits worth ₹47,672 during a raid on a wholesale medical shop in Nalgonda on Wednesday, July 29. The kits were allegedly stocked for sale without valid purchase bills, in violation of the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. [An 86 year old law!]
Acting on “credible information”, DCA officials raided Sri Laxmi Medical Agencies, located in Prakasham Bazar, Nalgonda, operated by P. Sudhakar. During the inspection, officials found 113 units of ‘Safe-T Kit’ (MTP Kit/Abortifacient Drugs), bearing Batch No. BH007ABB with an expiry date of February 2028. The kits were manufactured by Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, and were allegedly stocked for sale without supporting purchase invoices.
SOURCE: The Hindu, 30 July 2026.