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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Karnataka govt seeks agency to manage rural drinking water units: Minister
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state government is working to appoint an agency to manage clean drinking water units in rural areas.
The state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister was responding to a question by Hirekerur MLA U B Banakar in the legislative assembly.
"In the rural areas of the state, many clean drinking water units have been set up under corporate social responsibility (CSR) grants, including contributions by MLAs and MPs, and handed over to gram panchayats. After the maintenance period, problems have arisen in keeping these units operational," Priyank said.
He added that a proposal has been made to award a maintenance contract to one of the country’s reputed drinking water unit manufacturing companies, but so far, no companies have come forward to take up the work.
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"The government is continuing its efforts and will resolve this problem soon," he said.
On a query regarding fluoride content in water, the minister said water quality testing is being conducted monthly in all zilla panchayats.
"Laboratories have been opened for this purpose. Around 6.5 lakh water samples have been tested across the state, and water testing kits have been provided to villages," he added.
