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Snake found in bottled mineral water in India

The snake was discovered among 20 bottles ordered for the event

Web Desk September 10, 2015

The snake was discovered in the bottle marketed as Aman Aqua by a doctor present at the event held at the headquarters of the ruling party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). PHOTO: BBC

In a bizarre incident, a bottle of water became the centre of attention at an official event in India's Chhattisgarh when a live snake was found inside it.

The snake was discovered among 20 bottles ordered for the event, marketed under the name Aman Aqua by a doctor present at the event held at the headquarters of the ruling party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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The owner of the company, Sayed Shafiq Aman, whose father, Sayed Ali Aman, is incidentally BJP's Raipur District Minority Cell's Vice President, said that the allegations were false and that his company took the utmost care in packaging water.

"It's a conspiracy against me. When I was shown the bottle, its seal was broken," he added.

According to BBC, all the water bottles have been recalled. The state government has also ordered a check on mineral water bottles across the state.

Read: Bottled water: The illusion of pure

Chief Minister Raman Singh and the federal Health Minister JP Nadda were also present at the event.

This article originally appeared on the Times of India

COMMENTS (3)

Shekar | 8 years ago | Reply I am surprised that such trivial news from India has been published in this Pak online news site. In the case of Indian media, unless and until the news from other countries has created a worldwide sensation, you rarely find it publicized. I am from India and believe me, the snake fiasco is nothing. We have earthworms in milk (to increase density), rats in coke, worms in chocolates, lizards in rice and so on. All this is quite common here. What I am trying to say is that such incidents are so common that it doesnt even qualify for being a news item. I am not surprised about the snake in the bottle. On the contrary, I am surprised that the story got space in a Pak news site. Wow...thats news.

Brar | 8 years ago | Reply @Aam Admi Bechara: It is good that one of them is our PM and we are proud of him, but why are you worried he is our PM think about your he is atleast not corrupt..

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