Hyderabad police seize 50 kg suspected meat, arrest two

Hyderabad police have arrested two men and seized approximately 50 kilograms of suspected adulterated meat following a raid on a shop in the Mallepally area. The operation, conducted by the Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (HFAST) and the Central Crime Station (CCS) with support from food safety officers and local police, targeted Oman Meat Shop near Badi Masjid.

Officials allege the shop owners, identified as Mohd Osman and Mohd Jahangir Pasha, were mixing cheaper beef with more expensive goat meat and supplying the adulterated product to several restaurants across the city. The suspects were apprehended based on specific intelligence and the seized stock was destroyed. A case has been registered at the Habeebnagar police station, where the accused have been handed over for further investigation.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Vaibhav Raghunath stated the alleged adulteration was a profit-driven scheme, as goat meat sells for significantly more per kilogram than beef. Police suspect other eateries may have knowingly purchased the adulterated meat and said raids would continue as the investigation progresses. Samples from the seized meat have been sent for laboratory...