Dead rat found in food packet, video goes viral

Himachal Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation officials visited the house of a woman here on Tuesday after a video of a dead rat allegedly found in the packet of pulses bought by her from a fair price shop went viral.

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Civil Supplies Corporation Regional Manager Sanjeev Sharma, who visited the house at Jhulan village in Hamirpur district along with a team, said that they had recorded the complainant’s statement and sent a report to the state headquarters.

The report recommended that a reply should be sought from the National Cooperative Consumers Federation in New Delhi and appropriate action should be taken to ensure that there was no negligence regarding the quality of food items.