The consumer affairs department is getting ready to start a case against the arrested accused, minister Sadhan Pandey said on Tuesday. "I will write to chief minister Mamata Banerjee to seek her clearance for starting cases against the accused suo motu," said Pandey, minister in charge of consumer affairs and self-help groups. "We have already proposed an amendment to the consumer protection act so that the demurrage value is raised from Rs 1 crore to Rs 10 crore. The chain would allegedly carry carcass meat to cold stores, where the meat would be processed before being supplied to eateries. Sources in the CID said reports of the samples of meat sent to the forensic science laboratory are yet to come.

Source: The Telegraph June 05, 2018 20:37 UTC