The poultry farm owner arrested from a village near Bangladesh border on Wednesday night allegedly sold all his dead chicken to eateries on the outskirts of Kolkata, according to police. Police suspect that using a large network of middlemen, Kaushar Ali Dhali also procured dead chicken from other poultry owners at throwaway prices. The carcass meat racket was first detected on April 20 at Budge Budge, about 28 km from Kolkata. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on May 10 banned sale of frozen meat or chicken that not dressed in front of the customer at its markets. Banerjee had then said that the carcass meat racket has been operating in other states as well.

Source: Hindustan Times May 26, 2018 09:56 UTC