Meat delivered to Bengaluru confirmed as mutton, not dog meat: ICAR report
Bengaluru: The meat delivered to Bengaluru from Rajasthan via train has been confirmed as mutton, not dog meat, according to an analysis report by the Hyderabad-based ICAR-National Meat Research Institute on Wednesday.
On the evening of July 26, officials, including area inspectors and Food Safety officers, visited the KSR Railway station at Majestic in Bengaluru to investigate a consignment of meat delivered from Rajasthan by train. They found the parcels, totaling 84, loaded onto a transport vehicle outside the railway station.
Upon inspection, the officials discovered the parcels contained meat and collected samples to verify the species. The samples were sent to the ICAR-National Meat Research Institute in Hyderabad for analysis. The institute confirmed the samples were mutton, according to a press release from the Commissioner of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
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The incident attracted significant attention and condemnation due to the involvement of Puneeth Kerehalli, a self-proclaimed cow vigilante and repeat offender. Kerehalli had intercepted the parcels being transported by city-based meat trader Abdul Razak, claiming they contained dog meat being sold as mutton.
Razak refuted Kerehalli's claims, accusing him of attempted extortion prior to the incident. Kerehalli was later arrested and released by the police for obstructing officials from performing their duties. He has a criminal record, including an arrest for the murder of cattle transporter Idrees Pasha in Sathanur near Kanakapura in April 2023.
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Plea in Madras HC calls for SIT/ED/CBI probe into Gautam Adani's indictment in US bribery case
Chennai: A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking the establishment of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) or directions to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) or Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the corruption charges against Indian businessman Gautam Adani. The plea follows Adani’s indictment by the United States Department of Justice in the Eastern District of New York on bribery charges.
Filed by Advocate and Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi President ML Ravi, the plea alleges that Adani, along with other businessmen and power distribution companies in India, was involved in a scheme to bribe Indian government officials. The bribes were reportedly aimed at securing lucrative solar energy contracts with Indian entities. According to the US Department of Justice, Adani’s group paid USD 265 million in bribes, primarily to officials in Andhra Pradesh, to secure contracts with state electricity distribution companies between 2001 and 2023.
Ravi criticised the Indian authorities for their silence on the matter, despite the exposure of the corruption by foreign agencies. He argued that the lack of action by Indian investigation agencies undermines public trust and hinders national development. He called for a thorough investigation to uncover the full extent of the allegations, asserting that public officials had abused their power for personal gain, in violation of their duties.
