PUNE: Five people have been booked after condoms , gutkas and stones were allegedly found in samosas supplied to a major automobile company based in Pimpari Chinchwad in Pune.
The accused, identified as Rahim Shaikh, Azhar Shaikh, Mazhar Shaikh, Firoz Shaikh, and Vicky Shaikh, allegedly inserted condoms, gutka, and stones into the snacks.Among them, two were workers from a subcontracting firm responsible for the supply, while the other three were partners from a firm whose contract was terminated earlier for adulteration issues in snacks.The police revealed that the partners planted the workers to sabotage the reputation of the newly contracted firm.
"Out of the five accused, the three partners had allegedly planted the other two workers to ensure the firm that had gotten the fresh contract would get defamed," police said.As per the police, Catalyst Service Solutions Pvt.
Ltd. was responsible for providing snacks to the canteen of the automobile firm.
However, Catalyst Service had given a contract to provide samosas to another subcontracting firm named Manohar Enterprise.
PUNE: Five people have been booked after condoms , gutkas and stones were allegedly found in samosas supplied to a major automobile company based in Pimpari Chinchwad in Pune. The accused, identified as Rahim Shaikh, Azhar Shaikh, Mazhar Shaikh, Firoz Shaikh, and Vicky Shaikh, allegedly inserted condoms, gutka, and stones into the snacks.Among them, two were workers from a subcontracting firm responsible for the supply, while the other three were partners from a firm whose contract was terminated earlier for adulteration issues in snacks.The police revealed that the partners planted the workers to sabotage the reputation of the newly contracted firm."Out of the five accused, the three partners had allegedly planted the other two workers to ensure the firm that had gotten the fresh contract would get defamed," police said.As per the police, Catalyst Service Solutions Pvt. Ltd. was responsible for providing snacks to the canteen of the automobile firm. However, Catalyst Service had given a contract to provide samosas to another subcontracting firm named Manohar Enterprise."During the investigation on Sunday, after Manohar Enterprises' staffers were questioned over the incident, it was found that two workers, identified as Firoz Shaikh and Vicky Shaikh, had allegedly stuffed condoms, gutka and stones in the samosas," the police said.Further, while questioning the accused, it was revealed that the employees of SRA Enterprises (whose contracts were cancelled earlier for adulterations) had sent its two employees to Manohar Enterprises to adulterate food supplied to the company to defame the Manohar enterprise."The other three accused are the partners of SRA Enterprises, which was removed from the contract earlier after a first aid bandage was found in the samosa supplied to the automobile company," the police said.A case has been registered against the accused under IPC sections 328 and 120B for causing harm by poison and criminal conspiracy.Further investigation into the matter is ongoing.
