Apparently inspired by the Uttar Pradesh Government clamping down on the unauthorised abattoir, the Dehradun district administration and police have jointly conducted raids on some slaughter houses illegally operating in several parts of the capital on Saturday. The administrative officers slapped challans worth Rs two lakhs after serving notices to five owners of such slaughter houses.
The administrative teams led by ADM (administration) Harbeer Singh and the police team led by SP city Ajay Singh comprising several senior police officers, including the circle officer Chandra Mohan Singh and Kotwali police station in-charge inspector DS Rawat jointly conducted raids at several slaughter houses operating sans licenses near Enamulla building under Kotwali police station area on Saturday morning.
It is learnt that the administration has served notices to five slaughter house owners for allegedly operating sans any legal papers. Challans worth Rs two lakhs were also slapped on them.
Another raid was launched on the illegally operating abattoirs in Kotwali Patelnagar areas- Brahampuri, lohiya Nagar, Muslim Colony and some others. The joint team was led by ASP/CO Sadar. The officers of the food safety department Dehradun and asome other departments were parts of the team that launched the raids. In Muslim Colony, two illegal slaughter houses were raided. The food safety officer slapped challans on the operators and the meats seized were seized.
SP City Ajay Singh said that such raids would continue in the coming days on such unauthorised abattoirs. “Those to be caught operating such houses sans the license would be booked under the relevant laws,” he added.