Food Supplements Siphoned Off

• Food for children sold for livestock: Middleman finally arrested

  The police have sprung into action after NDTV's expose showed how food for malnourished children in Thane district of Maharashtra was being siphoned off and sold as chicken feed. The middleman Yashwant Thakre who was ready to sell the food to NDTV, has been arrested and charged with cheating and misappropriation. The police arrested him on Thursda...

• Food for tribals siphoned off in Maharashtra; villagers feel betrayed

  Villagers in Maharashtra's Thane district are angry, pained and feel betrayed by the government. This after NDTV exposed how food meant for malnourished children from this tribal belt is being siphoned off to feed chicken pigs and cattle. This area located just three hours away from Mumbai, has the highest number of malnourished children. The chil...

• Food for starving children sold as feed for livestock in Maharashtra; govt orders probe

  Food for malnourished children fed to cattle and chicken - a shocking and shameful reality in Maharashtra's Thane district that has sparked outrage across the country. An NDTV investigation found that nutrition supplements meant for underprivileged children in anganwadis are being siphoned by middlemen - allegedly in connivance with government offi...

• Maharashtra's horror: Food for starving children siphoned off, sold as feed for livestock

  It is tale of shame from Maharashtra's Thane district. An NDTV investigation has found that nutrition supplements meant for malnourished children in anganwadis are being siphoned off by middlemen, allegedly in connivance with government officials. The supplements are then sold to poultry and dairy farms as feed for livestock.