Dead swine inside a truck used for transporting it to local markets in Dimapur. (Inset) Jitendra Dev (Left) and Naresh Shankar in custody at the West Police Station, Dimapur on Friday, July 8. (Morung Photo)
Dimapur | July 8 : The next time you get ready to buy a sumptuous lump of pork, think twice or rather more than that. One can never be sure. For who knows, the source (swine or pig) of the meat was not healthy enough or had already died before the actual slaughter. Pork lovers will surely squirm in revulsion reading this news.
Early Friday morning, at around 5:00 am police personnel manning the New Field check post, Dimapur detected five carcasses of swine from a truck (NLK 9651) destined for the town. The carcasses had the insides removed which were kept separately in plastics pails arousing the suspicion of the police.
As is the norm, stock animals meant for consumption cannot be slaughtered until it is certified fit by a government appointed veterinarian.
The vehicle was seized while the driver along with and another person said to be the supplier was taken into custody. The driver was identified by the police as one Jitendra Dev and the other as one Naresh Shankar.
The carcasses were Dhobinullah bound, for sale there, it was learned. The identity of the supposed buyer was yet to be established. According to the initial police inquiry, the pigs reportedly died enroute Dimapur from Uttar Pradesh. It was then off loaded at Khatkhati from where the insides were removed and then loaded onto another truck bound for Dimapur.
When the truck was first stopped at the New Field Check post, the driver in order to prevent the vehicle from being checked reportedly told the personnel they were not carrying anything. The police nevertheless, checked and discovered the carcasses hidden underneath a spread of plastic sheets.
The incident brings to forth the question: “Is the department concerned and the municipal authorities strictly implementing the ‘veterinary certification’ provision?” One can only but fathom, for how long since, the arrested as well as others have been involved in the unscrupulous trade. Is stamping a seal of (approval) fitness enough?
Early Friday morning, at around 5:00 am police personnel manning the New Field check post, Dimapur detected five carcasses of swine from a truck (NLK 9651) destined for the town. The carcasses had the insides removed which were kept separately in plastics pails arousing the suspicion of the police.
As is the norm, stock animals meant for consumption cannot be slaughtered until it is certified fit by a government appointed veterinarian.
The vehicle was seized while the driver along with and another person said to be the supplier was taken into custody. The driver was identified by the police as one Jitendra Dev and the other as one Naresh Shankar.
The carcasses were Dhobinullah bound, for sale there, it was learned. The identity of the supposed buyer was yet to be established. According to the initial police inquiry, the pigs reportedly died enroute Dimapur from Uttar Pradesh. It was then off loaded at Khatkhati from where the insides were removed and then loaded onto another truck bound for Dimapur.
When the truck was first stopped at the New Field Check post, the driver in order to prevent the vehicle from being checked reportedly told the personnel they were not carrying anything. The police nevertheless, checked and discovered the carcasses hidden underneath a spread of plastic sheets.
The incident brings to forth the question: “Is the department concerned and the municipal authorities strictly implementing the ‘veterinary certification’ provision?” One can only but fathom, for how long since, the arrested as well as others have been involved in the unscrupulous trade. Is stamping a seal of (approval) fitness enough?
