‘Rules flouted’: Varanasi vet dept tells meat shops ‘in 2-km radius of temple’ to shut down
Varanasi, Jan 12: The Veterinary Department on Saturday filed a police complaint against 26 meat and fish sellers located within a two-kilometer radius of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple here for violating norms.
The complaints were filed at Chetganj, Chowk, and Dashashwamedh police stations.
Varanasi Municipal Corporation public relations officer Sandeep Srivastava said the notices were issued to the meat and fish sellers who were operating their businesses in violation of the norms.
"... notices were sent to approximately 54-55 sellers around the Kashi Vishwanath Temple around a week ago. Sellers who have ignored these notices will now face legal action," he said.
According to Srivastava, sellers must obtain a licence from the Food department and there must be a separate designated space for slaughtering animals. Both conditions were overlooked by the meat shop owners, he claimed.
Veterinary Officer Dr Santosh Pal said complaints were filed against 22 meat vendors at Chetganj Police Station. Two complaints were filed at Dashashwamedh and Chowk police stations each.
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Three die of suffocation from smoldering stove in Rajasthan Khairthal-Tijara district
Jaipur, Jan 12: A man, his son and their neighbour died of suffocation after they went to sleep without extinguishing a stove they lit to keep their room warm in Khairthal-Tijara district of Rajasthan, police said on Sunday.
The incident came to light when other family members broke the room's door after noticing that the trio did not come out of the room until Sunday afternoon.
Station House Officer Bhiwadi Devendra Pratap Sharam said Dhananjay (50), his son Ankit (14) and neighbour Abhishek Rai (25), lit a stove in the room to keep themselves warm and went to sleep without extinguishing it on Saturday night.
The windows of the room were closed and there was no ventilation. Overnight, the stove emitted toxic gases, leading to them losing consciousness and subsequently dying from suffocation, he said.
When they did not come out of the room the next day, family members broke the door open and found them unconscious. They were taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared them brought dead, the officer said.
The three hailed from Bihar. Dhananjay worked as a daily wage labourer and his son Ankit was a Class 10 student.
