Suspected dog meat seized at Chennai Egmore railway station
TNN | Nov 17, 2018, 04.43 PM IST
CHENNAI: Food safety officials found 1,100kg of suspected dog meat in 11 polystyrene boxes at Chennai Egmore railway station on Saturday. The meat was in decomposed state.
RPF personnel smelt a stink from parcels kept on platform number 5. They stopped a few men who were about to carry the parcels away. The men abandoned the parcels and escaped.
On being alerted by RPF personnel, a special team led by Dr R Kathiravan of Tamil Nadu food safety department, Chennai division, reached the railway station and examined the parcels.
The officials opened the parcels and found suspected dog meat. Meat samples were sent to Madras Veterinary College to test if they were dog meat.
Food safety officials said the meat might have been brought to Chennai to be sold as ‘Rajasthan meat’ at a lower price.
The parcels were initially booked by someone at Gandhidham in Gujarat. They were despatched in the Jodhpur-Mannargudi Express train three days ago.
Last month, police recovered at least 1,600kg of decomposed meat at Chennai Central railway station.
TNN | Nov 17, 2018, 04.43 PM IST
CHENNAI: Food safety officials found 1,100kg of suspected dog meat in 11 polystyrene boxes at Chennai Egmore railway station on Saturday. The meat was in decomposed state.
RPF personnel smelt a stink from parcels kept on platform number 5. They stopped a few men who were about to carry the parcels away. The men abandoned the parcels and escaped.
On being alerted by RPF personnel, a special team led by Dr R Kathiravan of Tamil Nadu food safety department, Chennai division, reached the railway station and examined the parcels.
The officials opened the parcels and found suspected dog meat. Meat samples were sent to Madras Veterinary College to test if they were dog meat.
Food safety officials said the meat might have been brought to Chennai to be sold as ‘Rajasthan meat’ at a lower price.
The parcels were initially booked by someone at Gandhidham in Gujarat. They were despatched in the Jodhpur-Mannargudi Express train three days ago.
Last month, police recovered at least 1,600kg of decomposed meat at Chennai Central railway station.
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