Gutkha raids by police, FSSAI in Coimbatore district raise questions as shop owner alleges planting of contraband
safefoodmitra.com · 2023-12-07 09:48:01
Jeyakumar, who runs a provision store at Vettaithottam at Keeranatham, alleged that the officials brought additional quantities of gutkha and accounted for them as the substances that were seized from his shop.
The next day, a food safety officer (FSO), accompanied by two policemen from Kovilpalayam station, came to the shop. Mr. Jeyakumar alleged that one of the policemen carried gutkha in white gunny bag and entered the shop along with the FSO. They came out and the policemen randomly pulled out several sachets from the bag, accounting them as the contraband products seized from his shop the previous day. The shopkeeper also shared surveillance camera visuals of the incident.