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Market monitoring team raids Big Mart, employee arrested for breaking seal

KATHMANDU, Aug 16: A market monitoring team from Department of Supply Management and Consumer Protection (DoSMCP) on Monday had raided the Kalopul-based godown of Big Mart.
Photo: Bijay Gajmer
By Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 16: A market monitoring team from Department of Supply Management and Consumer Protection (DoSMCP) on Monday had raided the Kalopul-based godown of Big Mart.


The monitoring team had sealed the godwown of a renowned department store chain after discovering date-expired goods.


An employee at the godown, Gopal Thapa landed in the police net for breaking the seal on Tuesday.


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 “I had left key of motorcycle inside the godown,” he told the police, “So, I broke the seal mistakenly.”


Locals had informed the police after seeing a person breaking the seal. Acting on the tip-off, a team from DoSMCP reached the gowdown. A police team from Metropolitan Police Circle, Kamalpokharai then arrested Thapa.


“He has been kept for investigation,” DSP Mahesh Thapa told Republica Online.


Meanwhile, a monitoring team has reached the Lazimpat-based store of Big Mart for inspection.



Photo: Bijay Gajmer



The team came into action following direction from Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to speed up market monitoring.


 


 

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