Mohali, July 26
The state of Punjab has moved court against the Fortis Hospital, Mohali, for allegedly stocking and issuing an expired drug to a patient.

On July 22, Mohali drug inspector Amit Lakhanpal filed a complaint in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate alleging that the Fortis Hospital has contravened Rule 65 (17), Rule 110, condition No. 4 of Para 5 of the Schedule K read with Rule 123 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules-1945, and Section 18 (a) (vi) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940/Rules 1945, by stocking and dispensing a drug after its expiry date.

The action has been taken on the directions of the State Drugs Controller, Punjab, and the Food and Drugs Administration, Chandigarh.

The State Drugs Controlling and Licensing Authority, Punjab, has issued the prosecution order against the persons concerned of the hospital, stated the complaint.

The drug inspector stated that the hospital issued injection roles I.V. to a patient, Balbir Kaur, even as the expiry date of the medicine had lapsed.

Notably, Balbir Kaur’s kin Kanwarjit Singh, a resident of Sector 35, Chandigarh, had lodged a complaint against the Fortis Hospital for issuing expired drugs to Balbir Kaur on April 18, 2012.

It has also been mentioned in the complaint that an inquiry in this connection was also conducted by a team constituted by the then Mohali Civil Surgeon, Dr Rajiv Bhalla. “The inquiry report had confirmed that the drug in question had expired a year before the date of issue,” stated the complaint.

When contacted, the Fortis spokesperson said, “This is a two-year-old incident and it was clearly shown at that time that the injection was never administered because the injection was in the complainant’s (Kanwarjit) possession. The patient was discharged in a stable condition. We are not aware of any recent development in the matter and can comment only after getting a copy of the complaint.”

Chandigarh, July 26
Thieves decamped with gold ornaments worth lakhs and around Rs 20,000 in cash from a house in Sector 23 here last night.

Indu Bala, a teacher at a government school, reported that thieves entered the house on the intervening night of July 25 and 26 by breaking the window on the first floor and escaped with her and her husband’s purses. She added that the incident took place while the entire family was sleeping on the ground floor of the house.

Her purse reportedly contained jewellery which they were to deposit in their bank locker the next day.

Panchkula, July 26
A student of Class V went missing yesterday after he was reportedly suspended for a month from his school in Sector 12 here. The boy, identified as Kuldeep, was staying at Sector 11 with his paternal uncle, who is a personal assistant to a Haryana minister.

The police said Kuldeep was also snubbed by his uncle Sanjay Bhoria after the incident following which the boy left the house and did not turn up.

The principal of the school suspended him after Kuldeep had written some comments about a teacher on a paper, the police said.

He was living with his uncle as his father had died and his mother had left him, they said.

A case under Section 365 (kidnapping) was registered at the Sector 5 police station here. Meanwhile, the police are working on several theories.

Station House Officer of the Sector 5 police station inspector Munish Kumar said: “Raids are being conducted at various places. We are also questioning his friends.”

“His uncle also met the school authorities before he went missing but they remained adamant on their stand. We will enquire from the school also,” said in charge of Police Post, Sector 10, Sub Inspector Sukhwinder Singh.

It is learnt that the boy was upset after his paternal uncle also snubbed him after he was dismissed by the school.

His kin informed the police after they failed to search him.

The police conducted several raids in the evening but to no avail.

Chandigarh, July 26
Host St John’s High School defeated Tribune Model School 3-0 in (U-17) and reached the semi finals of Br Meredith Football Tournament today.

In the second match played between DPS and Strawberry Fields, the well contested match was decided in a tie breaker where DPS defeated Strawberry Fields 5-3.Ryan international got better of Saupin’s and won the match 1-0.

In the U-11 category, Chitkara School defeated DPS 3-0 and St. Xaviers defeated St Kabir 1-0. St John’s High School will compete with DPS for the trophy in final.

Players in action during a football match between St Xaviers School and St Kabir School at Sector 26, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

Panchkula, July 26
On the second day of the ongoing 9th Ashwani Gupta Memorial District Badminton Championship, shuttler Abhishek defeated Rajat in the quarter finals of under-19 singles, in a well contested three set match 20-22, 21-17 and 21-8.

Chandigarh, July 26
A three-day 24th Chandigarh State Carrom Tournament will begin tomorrow, at St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, Chandigarh.

The tournament will organised by the Chandigarh Carrom Association.

The organisers informed that in the tournament a total of six events including Men’s/Women’s Singles; Boys’ Junior/Girls’ Junior Singles and Boys’ Sub-junior/Girls’ Sub-junior will be held.

They further stated that in the event around 100 players (man & women) will be participating.