Tirupati laddu row: Supreme Court forms independent SIT, including two officers from CBI, to probe matter

New Delhi, 4/10: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the formation of an independent special investigation team (SIT) to look into the alleged use of animal fat for preparing Laddus at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, “only to assuage feelings of crores of devotees across the world.

A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Vishwanathan directed an SIT comprising two officers from the CBI nominated by the director, and two from the Andhra Pradesh police along with a senior officer of the central government body FSSAI, to examine the Laddu