Man held for selling adulterated ghee in Hyderabad

Acting on a tip off, the team caught Muthu Naveen (28), a resident of Chilkalguda who was runs a store at Monda Market.

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force (North) team caught one person who was selling adulterated ghee and seized 45 kg of contraband from him.

Acting on a tip off, the team caught Muthu Naveen (28), a resident of Chilkalguda who was running a store at Monda Market. “Naveen was mixing dalda with ground nut oil and preparing a combination and selling it to customers branding as pure ghee.

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While pure ghee is priced at Rs. 700 a kg in market, he sold the adulterated combination at Rs. 500 a kg convincing that he was a wholesale dealer and cheated people,” said the Task Force officials.

The man along with property was handed over to Monda Market police station for further action.