Guwahati, July 6 -- The Assam Government has suspended two veterinary officials after they failed to enforce newly issued livestock transport guidelines, allowing a train consignment of pigs to pass through the state in violation of biosecurity norms.

Earlier on Saturday morning, authorities intercepted a shipment of live pigs unloaded from the Vivek Express at Gossaigaon. Officials confirmed the transport breached the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued on June 27 to regulate the movement of livestock into and through Assam.

Dr. Gautam Mazumdar, the Veterinary Officer posted at the Srirampur RP Check Post, had supervised the offloading of the animals. Investigations revealed that both he and Dr. Tarani Kanta Kalita, the Sub-Divis...