Superintendent of Police Nivedita Paul, when asked about similarities with the Mumbai case, said clarification could be given only after receiving the food safety department’s report.
According to the report, traces of zinc phosphide, a highly toxic substance commonly used as a rodenticide or rat poison, have been found in the body samples as well as in the fruit.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
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