Case Against E-Commerce Firm For Selling Abortion Kit Illegally
NDTV
FDA Assistant Commissioner Ganesh Rokade said the offence was registered after his department ordered a 'medical termination of pregnancy (MTP)' kit to verify if such an irregularity existed.
On the complaint of Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration, the police has registered an offence against a leading e-commerce platform for allegedly selling abortion medicines without medical prescription or other valid documentation, an official said on Monday.
FDA Assistant Commissioner Ganesh Rokade said the offence was registered after his department ordered a 'medical termination of pregnancy (MTP)' kit to verify if such an irregularity existed.
"The courier parcel containing the MTP kit did not have a bill of sale. We have found the kit was supplied by a seller who had registered with the e-commerce firm by using documents of a drug store in Odisha," he said.
The official added that an MTP kit is a 'Schedule H' drug under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and it is mandatory to sell it only on the prescription of a registered medical practitioner.
