Police nab suspects supplying dead chickens to Karachi eateries and hotels

KARACHI: Two individuals were arrested in a police action near the Railway crossing in Mosa Colony for allegedly selling dead chickens to eateries, restaurants, and hotels across Karachi, police said, as reported by ARY News.

According to Gulberg police, the two suspects, identified as Anwar and Kamal, were arrested for allegedly selling and supplying dead chickens to food centers in the F.B. Area, New Karachi, and many other locations.

Police also recovered 80 kg of dead chickens from the suspects.

The police stated the accused are shopkeepers who habitually bought chickens that died during transportation to shops across the city on trucks.

They have been involved in this illegal and unhygienic practice for a long time, the police said.

The police have destroyed the dead chickens recovered from the culprits. Furthermore, police apprised that the Sindh Food Authority is also investigating the incident.

A case has been lodged at the Gulberg police station based on a state complaint.

Just a few days ago, the Punjab Food Authority, Sargodha, has seized 1,200 kilograms of unhygienic meat in the city during a timely operation.

According to the Punjab Food Authority, the Deputy Director of Operations, Mohammad Shahbaz Sarwar, along with the team, took action against the supplier of unhygienic meat.

Officials stated that a large quantity of unsafe meat was being transported to supply hotels and restaurants. The PFA team intercepted a car transporting the meat and, upon inspection, recovered around 1,200 kilograms of unhygienic meat.

The PFA team has destroyed the seized meat on the spot, and a case has been registered against the accused.