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Kanpur Highway Chocolate Scramble Prompts Police, Food Safety Probe
A video showed many people picking up chocolate boxes from a roadside pile in Kanpur.
The pile was reportedly near a highway in the Panki industrial area.
Some people came in cars and on motorcycles.
Their stopping caused traffic to slow down.
Police do not yet know who left the food there or when it happened.
Officials also do not know whether the chocolates were expired.
Food-safety workers visited the location to examine the items and wrappers.
Legal action may happen if investigators find that someone broke the law.
A social-media video showed people collecting boxes of chocolates and other confectionery dumped along a Kanpur highway.
The alleged incident took place in Panki’s industrial area, but police have not established when it occurred.
The crowd reportedly caused traffic congestion as people arrived on motorcycles and in cars to gather the discarded items.
Police found torn, mud-stained toffee wrappers bearing apparent markings of “N” and “Gujarat.”
Police and food-safety officials are investigating the source, quantity, disposal date, and possible expiry of the material.
- Who
- People collecting discarded confectionery, Kanpur police, and Food Safety Department officials.
- What
- A video showed a crowd scrambling for boxes of chocolates and other food items allegedly dumped beside a highway.
- Where
- Along a highway behind a fertiliser factory, between LML Crossing and Thums Up Crossing in Panki’s industrial area, Kanpur.
- When
- The timing of the incident has not been established; the video was later circulated on social media.
- Why
- Police and food-safety officials are investigating who dumped the material and whether it was expired or improperly discarded.
Key facts
- Location
- Panki industrial area, Kanpur
- Reported material
- Boxes of chocolates, toffees, and other confectionery
- Investigation agencies
- Kanpur police and the Food Safety Department
- Source markings
- Torn wrappers appeared to bear “N” and “Gujarat” markings
- Incident timing
- Not yet established
- Disposal source
- The responsible company, distributor, factory, or manufacturing unit has not been identified
- Possible action
- A case may be registered if officials submit a complaint or establish wrongdoing
Quotes
Qasim Abdi
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) in Kanpur
“If the officials concerned submit a written complaint, a case will be registered against the persons responsible and necessary action will be taken.”
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“It has not yet been ascertained when the incident took place or which factory or manufacturing unit had disposed of the material.”
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Sanjay Pratap Singh
Assistant Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration
“It is yet to be established what exactly was discarded, when and where it was dumped, the quantity involved and whether the material was expired.”
telegraphindia.com
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