Pune: Police Raid Factory Producing Adulterated Paneer in Pimpri-Chinchwad; Owners Detained
Chinchwad, 11th May 2023: The anti-extortion squad of the Pimpri-Chinchwad Police carried out a successful raid on a factory involved in the production of adulterated paneer.
The owners of the dairy, identified as Sajid Mustafa Sheikh (32), residing in Padwalnagar, Thergaon, and Javed Mustafa Sheikh (38), and workers Rakesh Sribuddharam Singh (26), Altaf Hazratuddin Sheikh (27), Abhishek Kumar Yogeshbabu Yadav (22), and Sarfaraz Sharafullah Sheikh (35), all residents of Chinchwad, have been apprehended by the police.
The Police Commissioner had given specific instructions to take action against businesses involved in the sale of adulterated food. Acting on this directive, the anti-extortion squad, in collaboration with the Food Safety Officer of FDA, conducted patrols within the jurisdiction of Talegaon Dabhade and Chinchwad police stations. Reliable information was received by Head Constable Pradeep Godambe and Police Naik Ashish Botke and regarding the production of adulterated paneer at the Maharashtra Milk Dairy near Chitrao Ganpati Temple in Chinchwad, prompting the raid.
During the operation, the Food Safety Officer seized various materials, including 140 liters of antique acid, 60 liters of RBD palmolein oil, 25 kg of glyceryl monostearate, 875 kg of skimmed milk powder, and the 546 kg of adulterated paneer, with an estimated value of Rs 4.66 lakh.
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