accused

adulteration

Mumbai Police

Indian Penal Code

In the past three days, six people have been arrested in two separate cases on charges of milkhave also seized more than 500 litres of adulterated milk. Two separate FIRs have been registered in Sahar and Pantnagar police stations.Vyankatesh Pedulu, 28, his brother Ligayya, 34, Murli Dhonda, 30, and his brother Mahesh, 25, were caught redhanded by the Sahar police on Tuesday morning when they were adding water to the milk from renowned dairy companies at their home in Andheri. According to the police, they would cut open the milk packets and seal them again before dispatching them to houses and hotels in Andheri.The police have found empty branded milk packets and 354 litres of adulterated milk at the spot. “We had information about a milk-adulteration racket operating from a house in Andheri. When we raided the premises before they went out for deliveries, we found plenty of empty and full milk packets,” said a police officer adding that the accused have been committing this crime for the past few months from a rented accommodation.In a similar case in Ghatkopar, Mumbai Crime Branch’s Food and Drug Administration officials raided a house on Thursday and seized 237 litres of adulterated milk in sealed plastic pouches of renowned dairy companies.“We had received information about milk adulteration taking place in Gurunanak Nagar area in Pantnagar. When we raided the premises, we found many empty plastic milk pouches with logos of different companies. We checked the packets carefully and realised that the original seal has been tampered with. We handed over the accused to Pantnagar police,” said a crime branch officer.In both incidents, the accused have been booked for cheating and other sections of theand Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and the Food Safety and Standards Regulation (FSSR) 2011.