Spoiled paya, gurde, kaleji among 12 tons of offal seized in Mangalhat

12 tons of stale meat/offal of sheep and goat were seized from a store in Mangalhat in a raid conducted by the commissioner’s task force, southwest zone, along with a GHMC veterinary doctor on Wednesday, March 19.

The accused, identified as Mohd Afroz, 40, owner of A to Z Sheep and Goat Offal store, was arrested for illegally preserving and selling unfit meat



products.

According to officials, Afroz was allegedly procuring spoiled offal—including paya (trotters), mudi (heads), beeja (brain), gurde (kidney), and kaleji (liver)—at cheap rates from the wholesale market.

Authorities seized the 12-ton stock, valued at Rs 8 lakh, and warned that consuming such contaminated meat could lead to severe health issues.