Surat: A shocking case of alleged medical malpractice has come to light in Surat following revelations that hundreds of children in Surat were given an animal feed supplement instead of a liver tonic meant for human consumption over the past year.The revelation came after the arrest of a 45-year-old medical store owner who allegedly repackaged a liquid animal feed supplement manufactured by a reputed Ayurvedic company, into 60ml bottles and sold them to parents.The product passed off as human supplement is a herbal veterinary liver tonic for livestock, dairy animals and poultry, used as a hepatic stimulant and productivity enhancer.Acting on specific information, the Special Operations Group (SOG), along with officials of the Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA), raided the shop of Sajid Ibrahim Mulla, named Shri Shantinath Medical Store in Gopipura. They received information about the alleged sale of a supplement labelled for animals for human consumption.According to the FIR registered at Athwalines police station on Wednesday, SOG teams led by DCP Rajdeep Nakum and police inspector Atul Sonara seized a five-litre can of the animal feed supplement, 60ml bottles labelled ‘Liv 52’ drops and other bottles of different brands.Nakum said, “Mulla believed that the contents of the animal supplement were nearly the same as those in supplements given to children. So, he started filling 60ml bottles from five-litre cans of animal feed. We learnt that he made 1,000 small bottles over the past year and sold them to parents of children.”“Mulla would buy a five-litre can of the animal feed supplement, valued at Rs 1,050, and repack its contents into 60ml bottles to be sold for Rs 140 each. From one can, he could make 83 bottles, earning around Rs 11,500 if all were sold. Thus, he would make nearly 10 times the investment,” Nakum explained.Mulla also allegedly procured instruction stickers carrying the directions: “Children: 10 to 20 drops, three times daily as directed by your doctor.” “We found that the stickers were printed at a local photocopy shop,” Nakum added.A case was registered under sections of the BNS pertaining to causing hurt by poisoning, rash and negligent acts endangering human life, selling a drug as a different drug, forgery and other offences..