IMPHAL, December 14: An owner of a medical store has claimed to have received a consignment containing only utensils instead of Life Saving Drugs worth Rs 1,10,000, he had ordered from a company based in Dehradun.
Speaking to media persons today at the Manipur Press Club, Laishram Birchandra of Phubala Awang Maning Leikai said on December 4, he had placed an order for Life Saving Drugs amounting to Rs 1, 10,000 to East African Overseas Company based at Dehradun Shelapuri.
He said he had received the consignment on December 11 through the Speed Post of the Indian Postal Service, however on opening the consignment, he found only cups, plates and other household items inside.
Birchandra identified himself as the proprietor of Leibak Mapu Agency – a medical store at Nagampal Road.
On making a complaint to the post office post master on the issue, the post master has refused to accept his complaint on the ground that it was not their responsibility and that such complaints are illegitimate, he said.
With nowhere else to go, he further contacted the East African India Overseas Company though the phone and informed them on the development, however, the company has responded that it had sent the proper drugs.
The company had also said they had been doing business with him for more than five years and so how can they dupe him this time which would harm their business relation, he said.
Elaborating further he said he had placed an order for Pentaripe DSR, Avir SP (painkiller) and Rebosav (antibiotic) which is commonly used for cases relating to gynaecology and surgery, and identified the parcel invoice number as 3552 and docket number as EV 531429460IN.
Birchandra lamented that it is unfortunate that he has no place to make such complaints in the State, although such incidents have been reported in the State on several counts.