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Karachi Police Seize Suspected Tainted Chicken in Moosa Colony Raid

Lab testing by the Sindh Food Control Authority now guides a widening effort to identify the eateries that bought the meat.

Overview

  • Acting on a tip-off, Gulberg police raided a warehouse near the Moosa Colony railway crossing on Sunday and recovered more than 80 kilograms of spoiled chicken and whole dead birds.
  • Two suspects, identified as Anwar son of Idrees and Kamal son of Manan, were arrested during the operation.
  • An FIR was registered on a government complaint, stating the accused were preparing the contaminated meat for distribution at the time of the raid.
  • According to police, the suspects admitted in interrogation to supplying dead and spoiled chicken to fast-food outlets, biryani stalls and hotels across Karachi.
  • Sindh Food Control Authority officials took custody of the seized stock and dispatched samples for laboratory analysis, with investigators expanding the probe to trace and take action against implicated establishments.