THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, Oct 4: The Supreme Court set up an independent Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday to look into claims of animal fat being used in the preparation of Tirupati laddus.
The SIT will consist of two officers from the CBI, two from the Andhra Pradesh Police, and a senior official from the FSSAI.
The bench stated that the CBI Director will supervise the SIT’s investigation.
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A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan issued the order while noting that the court would not be used as a “political battleground.” The order came in response to several petitions, including those calling for a court-supervised investigation into the issue.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta stated to the bench that if the allegations had any basis in truth, they would be intolerable.
He suggested that a senior official from the central government could oversee the SIT’s investigation.
