KOLKATA: After the publicity of a racket in the sale of carcass meat accrued from dumpyards, the civic authorities on Thursday seized round 70 kg of rotten fish all through a wonder check on the city's southern outskirts.
A store used to be sealed by means of the Budge Budge Municipality officials on fee of storing rotten fish in fridges for a protracted period.
"We found two big freezers storing almost 70 kg fish and 4-5 kg meat," stated a municipal respectable who used to be a part of the raiding group.
"Everything was stale, though frozen with lots of ice. While inspecting, we could see insects crawling in the meat. I am sure the fish was stored for a long time," she added.
"We conduct suprise checks in area markets from time to time. The carcass meat racket also came to light in our locality first during the surprise check. After that, we had been continuing with our inspections, during which we got a tip-off about fish being stored in two big refrigeratos in the area," stated the respectable.
The carcass meat racket used to be busted remaining month after authorities raided animal sell off yards in Budge Budge and a few other places.
A dozen folks have since been arrested for alleged involvement in the racket, in which carcass meat used to be accrued from dumpyards in and across the city and saved in chilly garage and later supplied to city eating places and departmental stores.
"It is not that the carcass meat racket and the rotten fish business is thriving only at Budge Budge. It is just that we are the ones who have caught hold of the culprits first," she added.
Legal motion is being taken and the municipality has additionally lodged a grievance with police.
A store used to be sealed by means of the Budge Budge Municipality officials on fee of storing rotten fish in fridges for a protracted period.
"We found two big freezers storing almost 70 kg fish and 4-5 kg meat," stated a municipal respectable who used to be a part of the raiding group.
"Everything was stale, though frozen with lots of ice. While inspecting, we could see insects crawling in the meat. I am sure the fish was stored for a long time," she added.
"We conduct suprise checks in area markets from time to time. The carcass meat racket also came to light in our locality first during the surprise check. After that, we had been continuing with our inspections, during which we got a tip-off about fish being stored in two big refrigeratos in the area," stated the respectable.
The carcass meat racket used to be busted remaining month after authorities raided animal sell off yards in Budge Budge and a few other places.
A dozen folks have since been arrested for alleged involvement in the racket, in which carcass meat used to be accrued from dumpyards in and across the city and saved in chilly garage and later supplied to city eating places and departmental stores.
"It is not that the carcass meat racket and the rotten fish business is thriving only at Budge Budge. It is just that we are the ones who have caught hold of the culprits first," she added.
Legal motion is being taken and the municipality has additionally lodged a grievance with police.
70kg rotten fish seized from Kolkata market
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