Officials of the Legal Metrology and the Vigilance and Enforcement Departments cracked the whip on fish, mutton and chicken vendors across the State on Sunday.
They found that some vendors were shortchanging customers by selling them meat of lesser weight than what the customers were paying for.
“As many as 178 chicken, fish and mutton vendors, who were deceiving customers by using non-standard (duplicate) weights and instruments without a seal and stamp of the Legal Metrology Department, were booked,” said Vigilance and Enforcement Additional Director General Shankha Brata Bagchi.
