Illegal medical waste dumping racket busted in Pollachi

An alleged racket involving dumping of medical waste from Kerala, was busted in nearby Pollachi by an alert group of farmers, on whose tip-off one person has been arrested in this connection, police said today.
The matter came to light after farmers in C Gopalapuram on the outskirts of Pollachi had complained about foul smell emanating from an eight-acre farm land belonging to one Manikandan a few months ago there, police said.
However, Manikandan had managed to convince them saying he was rearing white pigs and the smell could be that of it.
A group of farmers had then noticed small pits that were dug up in the farm and decided to monitor the activities of Manikandan and kept a close vigil since last night, police said.

To their surprise, they noticed a mini lorry entering the farm around 3 AM and dumping some bags into a pit.
Immediately, the farmers rushed to the spot and found medical waste and parts of human body in the bags, they said.
Though a few persons managed to escape, one Shahul Hamid was caught and handed over to police.
Hamid has been taken into custody for interrogation, and a hunt is on for Manikandan and others involved in it, police added.