10/03/2026
๐๐ฑ๐๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ-๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ - ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ
The Hyderabad Commissionerโs Task Force (Khairtabad Zone Team) conducted a surprise inspection at Shehzada Food Master in Mallepally under the limits of Habeeb Nagar Police Station, Hyderabad.
During the raid, police nabbed one accused, Mohammed Farooq (50), owner of the unit, for manufacturing and selling adulterated ginger-garlic paste in unhygienic conditions. The paste was reportedly prepared by mixing acetic acid, synthetic food colours, gum powder and salt, and stored in open plastic containers exposed to dust and flies, making it unsafe for consumption.
Police also found that the FSSAI licence printed at the premises had expired in 2018. The accused allegedly supplied the adulterated paste to wholesale kirana stores, restaurants and catering services across Hyderabad to earn illegal profits.
During the operation, authorities seized about 1,090 kg of adulterated ginger-garlic paste, 875 kg of raw ginger and garlic, chemicals used for adulteration, grinding machines, and a mobile phone, with the total value estimated at โน2.2 lakh.
The accused and seized materials were handed over to Habeeb Nagar Police Station for further investigation under Cr. No. 53/2026 (Sections 318(4), 275 BNS).