Two arrested in military drugs scam

New Delhi, Mar 16 (UNI) The Delhi Police have arrested two persons involved in a drugs scam at the army hospital at Dhaula Kuan wherein medicines worth Rs five lakh were misappropriated from the hospital.

James John, working as a nursing assistant at the army hospital, indulged in misappropriation of medicines from the hospital and supplied them to Kuldeep Singh, a retired hawildar from the AMC, who sold the medicines off in Bhagirath Place market.

Kuldeep Singh was arrested by a special team of the crime branch from Chandni Chowk on March 13 when he had gone to supply the stolen drugs in the Bhagirath Place market.

Kuldeep's interrogation led the police to John James who was also arrested. Misappropriated medicines worth Rs 50000 were also recovered from John.

Investigation in the case is in progress and role of others in this racket is being probed, police said.

UNI