Hyderabad Police have busted food adulteration gangs supplying substandard tea powder and ginger-garlic paste in city markets. Harmful chemicals were seized during raids. Citizens are demanding strict action as concerns grow over food safety and public health risks.
Police arrested a suspect in Brundavan Colony, Bolarum, on Wednesday for producing adulterated tea powder. They seized 336 packets, totaling 100 kg, falsely branded under various labels.
Hyderabad: The Vikarabad District Task Force caught four persons on charges of selling banned tobacco products and adulterated tea powder in Kodangal on Wednesday. In one case, K Kashinath (34), from Ravulapalli village was selling adulterated tea powder and gutkha. Five kg of adulterated tea powder and gutkha products worth Rs 3,000 were seized from […]
Hyderabad: Fraudsters are hitting the Hyderabadi where it hurts. For a city that survives more on tea than on oxygen, adulterated tea powder is increasingly becoming a threat. Organised gangs are eyeing the city markets to pump in sub-standard tea powder, as recent raids at a few places show. On Tuesday night, the Hyderabad Commissioner’s […]
