Four People Arrested For Manufacturing Adulterated Ginger Garlic Paste
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (Hydnow): The Task Force (Central Zone) officials along with the local police raided two adulterated ginger and garlic paste manufacturing units and nabbed four persons at Patigadda in Begumpet on Wednesday.
Officials seized adulterated ginger and garlic paste, packing machinery, and raw material, altogether worth Rs. 5 lakhs from them. The arrested persons were Panduranga Rao, and Raheem Charaniya, both from Begumpet, and Ajay Kumar and Pradeep Sankla, both from Punjagutta.
According to the police, Panduranga Rao, the prime suspect, procured low-quality raw material from Gujarat and made adulterated ginger garlic paste in his units with the help of his accomplices. They further sold it to local dealers and markets.
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The adulterated material could cause serious and prolonged health effects on short or long-term exposure to humans, police said.
The arrested persons along with the seized material were handed over to the Begumpet police for further action. (Hydnow)
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