Kolkata: Rotten meat from dump yards being served in restaurant leaves customers in shock
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03 May 2018 11:39 AM (IST)
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aids were conducted at different locations in the Diamond Harbour police district after 20 tonnes of rotten meat, suspected to be of dead animals, were seized here, a senior official said today.
The raids were also conducted in other areas of South 24 Parganas district, North 24 Parganas as well as in other parts of the city, said a member of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the state government to investigate the incident.
Reports of the chemical tests are awaited as of now.
The reports will help in the investigation in a "big way", the superintendent of police, Diamond Harbour police district, Koteswara Rao told PTI.
"We are awaiting the reports. Hopefully we will receive them in another couple of days," Rao said.
Asked whether anyone from the civic bodies in and around Diamond Harbour police district or from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) had any role in the supply of rotten meat of dead animals, Rao said, "As of now, nothing as such has been found. Our investigation is still on. We are not ruling out anything."
Last week the government had seized 20 tonnes of
rotten meat, suspected to be of dead animals and sourced from dumping grounds meant to be supplied to eateries and departmental stores in the state as well as to neighbouring states Jharkhand, Odisha and Bihar.
The rotten meat had been seized from a cold storage at Narkeldanga area of the city by the Kolkata police and Diamond Harbour police of South 24 Parganas district following a tip-off.
So far 10 people, including a leader of a political outfit, have been arrested in connection with the case.
The raids were also conducted in other areas of South 24 Parganas district, North 24 Parganas as well as in other parts of the city, said a member of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the state government to investigate the incident.
Reports of the chemical tests are awaited as of now.
The reports will help in the investigation in a "big way", the superintendent of police, Diamond Harbour police district, Koteswara Rao told PTI.
"We are awaiting the reports. Hopefully we will receive them in another couple of days," Rao said.
Asked whether anyone from the civic bodies in and around Diamond Harbour police district or from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) had any role in the supply of rotten meat of dead animals, Rao said, "As of now, nothing as such has been found. Our investigation is still on. We are not ruling out anything."
Last week the government had seized 20 tonnes of
rotten meat, suspected to be of dead animals and sourced from dumping grounds meant to be supplied to eateries and departmental stores in the state as well as to neighbouring states Jharkhand, Odisha and Bihar.
The rotten meat had been seized from a cold storage at Narkeldanga area of the city by the Kolkata police and Diamond Harbour police of South 24 Parganas district following a tip-off.
So far 10 people, including a leader of a political outfit, have been arrested in connection with the case.
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