Outrage in northern India after milk vendor caught spitting in milk
by Aditi VermaA milk vendor allegedly spit into milk before delivering it to a household has sparked widespread outrage in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh.
The incident took place in the Devapur area of Katghar, a locality in Moradabad on October 26.
Visuals showed a milk vendor named Alam was was seen stopping outside Gupta’s home, spitting into the milk container, and then proceeding to deliver the milk.
The police took cognizance of the incident upon viewing the viral video and have started an investigation. SP City Ranvijay Singh commented on the video, stating that two observations were made. First, Alam appeared to spit into the milk container, and second, the resident reported seeing Alam looking into the container, allegedly to check the milk level.
Currently, no formal complaint has been filed. However, SP Singh affirmed that should a complaint be lodged, strict action would be taken in accordance with the law.