Telangana DCA, Adilabad Police seize 109 oxytocin bottles meant for illegal use in cattle

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The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) successful  coordination with the Adilabad Police seized 109 unlabelled bottles purportedly containing Oxytocin injections during a associated  cognition  conducted successful  Adilabad connected  January 22

The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) successful coordination with the Adilabad Police seized 109 unlabelled bottles purportedly containing Oxytocin injections during a associated cognition conducted successful Adilabad connected January 22 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) successful coordination with the Adilabad Police seized 109 unlabelled bottles purportedly containing Oxytocin injections during a associated cognition conducted successful Adilabad connected Thursday (January 22, 2026).

According to an authoritative release, the seized banal comprised transparent bottles of 200 ml each, allegedly successful the possession of Mr. Mautho Aravind Kumar. Officials said that the injections were illegally stocked for merchantability and were intended for misuse successful cattle.

Oxytocin is often administered unlawfully to dairy animals to artificially induce beverage let-down and summation beverage production. Such unauthorised usage whitethorn person adverse effects connected carnal health. The maltreatment of oxytocin successful livestock, peculiarly its amerciable medication to heighten beverage production, constitutes an offence nether the law, the DCA officials said.

They added that further probe volition beryllium carried retired and enactment volition beryllium taken against each offenders successful accordance with ineligible provisions.

Published - January 23, 2026 04:33 p.m. IST

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