Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Nov 5: On a tip off that a mutton stall in Kudroli was selling mutton mixed with beef, officials of the local city corporation, led by health officer, Manjaiah Shetty, raided Asif Mutton Stall located in the fish and meat market in Mudroli Alake on Thursday November 4.

For the purpose of checking the veracity of the allegations, a few samples of meat being traded in the stall were collected by the officials. Manjaiah Shetty informed that the samples would be despatched to laboratories located at Bangalore, Mysore and Hyderabad for testing. He said that further steps would be taken after receipt of the report, which might take about four days.

Policemen of Bunder station here provided security during the operation to ensure that no untoward incidents occur during the raid. Ali Hassan, office bearer of Fish and Meat Traders Association said that some vested interests had given wrong information to the corporation officials, and that the shop in question did not deal with anything other than mutton. He also threatened to file a defamation suit against the city corporation, if the samples were found to be in order.