{
  "id": 14941898,
  "title": "Surat: 51-Year-Old Medical Store Owner Held For Selling Animal Supplement As Kids’ Medicine - VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/surat-51-year-old-medical-store-owner-held-for-selling-animal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:50:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/surat-51-year-old-medical-store-owner-held-for-selling-animal-supplement-as-kids-medicine-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Surat, Gujarat, a 51-year-old medical store owner named Mohammad Sajid Ibrahim Mulla was apprehended for allegedly marketing an animal supplement as children's medicine, according to police. Mulla, who runs a pharmacy in Gopipura, is accused of repackaging the liquid supplement, Himalaya Liv.52 Protec Liquid Veterinary Feed Supplement, from large cans into smaller bottles and labeling it as Himalaya Liv.52 Drops, a pediatric product. The accused sold the counterfeit medicine at twice its actual price. The Surat Special Operations Group (SOG) and a team from the Food and Drugs Control Administration conducted a raid on Mulla's Gopipura shop last Tuesday. During the operation, police seized materials and items worth Rs 31,195. The Athwa police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Mulla under several provisions, including causing harm with poison, endangering human life through rash or negligent acts, forgery, and selling a drug under a different label. Authorities have advised consumers who bought the suspected product to seek medical help if they experience any adverse health effects and to verify the authenticity of medicines purchased from pharmacies. The investigation is ongoing to ascertain the full scope of the alleged operation and to determine if any consumers were impacted.",
  "summary": "A medical store owner in Gujarat’s Surat was arrested for allegedly repackaging a liquid supplement meant for animals into small bottles, attaching counterfeit labels of a children’s medicine and selling the product at twice its price, police said on Wednesday. Surat: Medical store owner Sajid Ibrahim Mulla ARRESTED for selling animal feed supplement as 'Liv 52' pediatric drops for infants at his…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}