Jaipur, Three people were arrested and over 22,000 litres of suspected adulterated ghee worth around ₹ 1.60 crore were seized during raids at two firms in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district ahead of Diwali, police said on Sunday.
CID Crime Branch, along with local police and food safety officials, conducted the raids as part of a statewide campaign against adulterated food products. The arrested accused were identified as Ram Tayal , Mukesh Kumar , and Vikas Kumar . A total of 22,138 litres of ghee was seized from the two premises, along with ₹ 3.50 lakh in cash allegedly earned from its sale, police said. Police said the first raid was conducted at the warehouse and factory of Ananya Trading Company, where 16,394 litres of suspected adulterated ghee was found packed under different brand names, including Trisalwa, Bansuri, Shrinand and Mayra.
Police said the accused were also suspected of sourcing palm oil and vanaspati from Gujarat and using them to prepare adulterated ghee, which was then supplied to dealers in Sri Ganganagar and surrounding areas. Police said further action would be taken based on the test reports.
