Due to the commotion, a large number of people gathered there, and seeing the situation, police have been deployed.
Published Jul 27, 2024 | 12:43 PM ⚊ Updated Jul 27, 2024 | 2:58 PM
Bengaluru railway station. (Wikimedia)
Tension prevailed at the Bengaluru City Railway Station when a consignment of meat weighing about three tonnes loaded in about 150 cartons reached Bengaluru from Jaipur in a train on Friday, 26 July, night, railway sources said.
Puneeth Kerehalli, a cow vigilante, earlier jailed on murder charge, claimed it was dog meat. However, meat dealer Abdul Razzaq, who had ordered the meat, dismissed the charge.
The consignment was ordered legally and it is not dog meat but sheep meat, he said.
“We have legal documents to prove it. One can see the tail of the animal that was slaughtered. It’s sheep and not dog,” the meat trader said.
He alleged that Kerehalli wanted to make money by levelling false accusation.
Due to the commotion, a large number of people gathered there, and seeing the situation, police have been deployed.
On Saturday, 27 July, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, took to X, to inform that the “Food Safety and Standards Department and Health Department are closely monitoring the illicit supply of animal meat to Bengaluru via trains, as reported in the media.”
He further wrote: “An inspection was carried out at the railway station yesterday and 90 parcels of animal meat were seized, which are now undergoing lab testing.”
“Any irregularities detected in the laboratory analysis will prompt swift and severe action,” the minister assured.
Food Safety & Standards Dept. and Health Dept. are closely monitoring the illicit supply of animal meat to Bengaluru via trains, as reported in the media.
An inspection was carried out at the railway station yesterday and 90 parcels of animal meat were seized, which are now… pic.twitter.com/yU3Kv8ItZs
— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) July 27, 2024
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