In a bizarre development, 5 persons were arrested after condoms, gutka packets & stones were found stuffed in Samosa provided to a 'major automobile company' located in Pimpri Chinchwad in Maharashtra's Pune. The five persons who were arrested were identified as Rahim Shaikh, Azhar Shaikh, Mazhar Shaikh, Firoz Shaikh, and Vicky Shaikh.
Among the arrested people, two employees were from a subcontracting company. They were reportedly tasked with supplying the samosas and three associates from another firm, which had its contract terminated previously due to allegations of snack adulteration.
The Police in its statement said, "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."
Reports suggest that a company named Catalyst Service Solutions Pvt. Ltd. was tasked with supplying snacks to the canteen of the automobile company. However, Catalyst Service had subcontracted the provision of samosas to another firm called Manohar Enterprise.
The Police during their investigation found out that Manohar Enterprises' staffs identified as Firoz Shaikh and Vicky Shaikh, had allegedly stuffed condoms, gutka, and stones in the samosas.
Condom-stuffed Samosa reason
The Police revealed that during the interrogation of the suspects, it came to light that employees from SRA Enterprises (whose contracts were terminated previously due to adulteration issues) had dispatched two of its workers to Manohar Enterprises intending to contaminate the food supplied to the company, aiming 'to tarnish the reputation of Manohar Enterprise'.
As a result, the police have filed a case under IPC sections 328 (pertaining to causing harm by means of poison) and 120B (related to criminal conspiracy). They have also stated that additional inquiries into the incident are ongoing.