Adulterated paneer racket busted in Hyderabad; 3,000 kg seized in raids on 6 shops
Major seizures were reported from outlets such as Sri Balaji Dairy Products, Vijaya Milk & Curd Shop, and Jagdamba Milk & Curd Merchant
By Newsmeter Network
Hyderabad: In a major crackdown on unsafe food practices, the Commissioner’s Task Force (Khairatabad Zone), in coordination with GHMC food safety officials, busted an illegal network involved in procuring and selling adulterated and unhygienic paneer and other dairy products in Secunderabad.
Six persons were arrested during a surprise inspection near Ganj Bazaar under Mahankali police station limits.
Raid near Mahankali temple
Acting on credible information, the Task Force team along with Food Safety Officer B. Sahithi conducted inspections at multiple wholesale and retail dairy outlets near the Mahankali Temple.
During the operation, six shopkeepers were apprehended for allegedly sourcing and selling substandard dairy products.
The accused were identified as Jaipal Singh Rajpurohit, Kolariya Vaibhav, Naresh Kolariya, Prem Anil Vyas, Ram Kishore Kolariya and Laxmi Narayana Kolariya.
Unhygienic storage, no labelling
Officials found that large quantities of paneer and other dairy items were being stored in open plastic covers, exposed to dust, flies and contaminants.
The products lacked basic food safety compliance such as branding, manufacturing and expiry details. No pest control records were maintained, making the products unsafe for consumption.
Bulk Supply to Hotels, Caterers
Investigations revealed that the accused were procuring dairy products from unknown sources and selling them in bulk to hotels, catering services and local vendors at around ₹280 per kg, falsely projecting them as quality paneer to earn illegal profits.
Seizure worth over ₹11 lakh
During the raid, officials seized a total of 3,892 kg of dairy products worth approximately ₹11.11 lakh.
The seized items include:
Paneer: 2,572 kg
Kova: 927 kg
White cream: 249 kg
Ghee: 12 kg
Ajmera Kalakand: 132 kg
Major seizures were reported from outlets such as Sri Balaji Dairy Products, Vijaya Milk & Curd Shop, and Jagdamba Milk & Curd Merchant.
Case handed over for further action
The accused, along with the seized stock, have been handed over to Mahankali police station for further investigation and legal action.
The operation was led by Inspector P. Raghavender and SI G. Srikanth of the Task Force, along with personnel from Mahankali police station and the Khairatabad Zone team.
