RAJKOT: In an unusual incident, some unidentified miscreants stole ayurvedic medicines given to Covid-19 patients from the Government Ayurveda Hospital in
Jamnagar and dumped it inside the sewage pit behind the storeroom.
Jamnagar police said the incident occurred at the ayurveda hospital located in Meghpar village in Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar on any time between May 29 and May 31.
The incident came to light on Thursday following which the hospital management lodged a police complaint.
According to a complaint filed by Dr Amisha Patel (31) of the ayurveda hospital, some unidentified persons stole the ayurvedic medicines given to Covid-19, by the government’s AYUSH ministry, worth Rs 25,993.
The miscreants entered the storeroom by breaking the iron grill of the bathroom. They stole the ayurveda medicines and then dumped it into a sewage pit behind the storeroom.
Police suspect the role of some insiders. "We are probing all angles and questioning all hospital staff,” said a police official.