Vadodara: Investigations into the sale of beef-stuffed samosas case revealed that the main accused had earned a fortune from the business and bought properties from it. The police said that Yusuf Sheikh and his son Moin Sheikh, owners of Hussaini Samosas, used to operate from a single-storey small shop some years ago.
“The duo used to sell samosas from a small shop.Locals said that they gradually started expanding their property and also built a five-storey building from the profits they earned by selling the samosas. They also bought a house. The case is still under investigation,” said a senior police official.
“We are now trying to ascertain for how many years they have been selling beef samosas under the garb of meat samosas and if they have bought any more properties or stashed money somewhere,” the police added. On Monday, the cops arrested Imran Qureshi, a resident of Anand, who supplied the cow meat to the key accused.
Though Yusuf and Moin used to run this popular shop from a five-storey building in Chhipwad area for years, they didn’t have license to operate the shop. “The shop was being operated illegally. So, we have written to the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and asked them to seize the property,” said Panna Momaya, DCP (Zone IV).
The cops had raided the shop on Saturday based on information from animal activist Neha Patel that Yusuf and Moin were selling samosas stuffed with beef.
They found hundreds of kilograms of beef stored in the shop along with a big room that was converted into a deep freezer. Yusuf told the police that he used to stuff samosas with beef as it was cheaper.
Yusuf and Moin used to sell kachha samosas (not fried) to the shops across the city where they were fried and sold to the customers as meat samosas. “We have suspended his Food Safety and Standards Authority of India license and asked him to close the shop,” said Dr Mukesh Vaidya, additional medical officer.
Former and sitting BJP councillors wrote to the city police commissioner stating that this act hurt the religious sentiments of many and demanded strict action against the key accused.
“The duo used to sell samosas from a small shop.Locals said that they gradually started expanding their property and also built a five-storey building from the profits they earned by selling the samosas. They also bought a house. The case is still under investigation,” said a senior police official.
“We are now trying to ascertain for how many years they have been selling beef samosas under the garb of meat samosas and if they have bought any more properties or stashed money somewhere,” the police added. On Monday, the cops arrested Imran Qureshi, a resident of Anand, who supplied the cow meat to the key accused.
Though Yusuf and Moin used to run this popular shop from a five-storey building in Chhipwad area for years, they didn’t have license to operate the shop. “The shop was being operated illegally. So, we have written to the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) and asked them to seize the property,” said Panna Momaya, DCP (Zone IV).
The cops had raided the shop on Saturday based on information from animal activist Neha Patel that Yusuf and Moin were selling samosas stuffed with beef.
They found hundreds of kilograms of beef stored in the shop along with a big room that was converted into a deep freezer. Yusuf told the police that he used to stuff samosas with beef as it was cheaper.
Yusuf and Moin used to sell kachha samosas (not fried) to the shops across the city where they were fried and sold to the customers as meat samosas. “We have suspended his Food Safety and Standards Authority of India license and asked him to close the shop,” said Dr Mukesh Vaidya, additional medical officer.
Former and sitting BJP councillors wrote to the city police commissioner stating that this act hurt the religious sentiments of many and demanded strict action against the key accused.
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A popular samosa shop owner and five others were arrested for stuffing cow meat in samosas. The police raided Hussaini Samosa, seizing beef-stuffed samosas. The accused, including Yusuf Sheikh and Naeem Sheikh, were booked and arrested.