Raw materials used to illegally make veterinary medicines seized; 5 booked
Thane (PTI): A stock of raw materials of Rs 12.4 lakh used to illegally manufacture veterinary medicinal products has been found at a factory in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.
An FIR has been registered in this connection against five persons, including the factory owner, they said.
Following a tip, the police and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) personnel raided the unit located at Roshan Baug-Faizan Compound in Bhiwandi town on Monday, the official from Bhoiwada police station said.
They seized a stock of raw materials including chemicals and other items valued at Rs 12.4 lakh, he said.
Since the last five months, the accused were manufacturing the products illegally without possessing a permit or having any formal training for the production of medicines, the official said.
A case was registered under provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act against the factory owner and four others who helped in the supply of raw materials and the sale and distribution of the medicines, the police added.
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3 killed, 15 injured as auto-rickshaw hits multiple vehicles in Thane
Thane (PTI): Three persons were killed and 15 others injured when an auto-rickshaw hit a bus and some other vehicles on a highway in Maharashtra's Thane district on Wednesday morning, police said.
The accident took place at 4.15 am on Mumbai-Agra highway near Khinavli bridge at Ghoteghar village in Shahapur taluka, they said.
The auto-rickshaw driver lost control over the wheels. As a result, the vehicle hit the road-divider, jumped the lane and collided with a private luxury bus, two cars and a tempo coming from the opposite direction, an official from Shahapur police station told PTI.
Three occupants of the bus died on the spot and 15 other persons, including the auto-rickshaw driver, were injured, he said.
The bus was on way from Nashik to Mumbai, the official said.
After being alerted, local police along with the emergency response teams rushed to the spot.
The injured persons were admitted to Shahapur sub-hospital and three of them were reported to be in a serious condition, the official said.
The bodies were sent to a government hospital for post-mortem, the police added.
