Aslam Chamra, accused in a beef smuggling case in Bhopal, did not become very rich suddenly. He had close connections with several influential people. With their support, he rose from being a small trader of animal hides to running a slaughterhouse and getting the contract to collect dead cattle. His influence in the municipal corporation was so strong that no one else dared to apply for the slaughterhouse tender. After Aslam was sent to jail, police are now preparing to question municipal corporation officials, and notices will soon be sent to about six officers. NP Singh, the then Additional Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation who prepared the slaughterhouse proposal, is also under investigation. His signatures have been found on tender-related documents seized by the police. Police are also preparing to summon Aslam’s employees and close associates for questioning. How Aslam start his business? Officers have not been interrogated yet Most of the files, from the slaughterhouse tender to the MIC approval, bear the signatures of Superintending Engineer Udit Garg and Executive Engineer RK Trivedi, but so far neither of them has been interrogated nor has a formal investigation into their role been initiated. This has raised questions about the functioning of the SIT. Aslam accused of settling Rohingyas Serious questions on police functioning What did the SIT do during Aslam’s remand? On Friday (January 22), the police seized files and documents related to the slaughterhouse from the municipal corporation. These include tenders, permission letters, and other records from 2014-15 to date. Two employees, including the in-charge assistant engineer Saurabh Sood, were called to the Jahangirabad police station for questioning for two consecutive days. On Saturday, the police team took Aslam to the slaughterhouse in a private car. Inside, he was questioned for about an hour regarding the entire operation. On Sunday, Aslam was sent to jail after his remand ended. Post navigation 7-year-old girl raped and murdered in Barwani:Body found in Indira Sagar Canal, severe injury marks found on body Retired woman doctor forcibly taken away in Jabalpur:IMA alleges sisters want to grab property worth crores; husband and son already dead