Hyderabad, March 14 -- The Special Crime Team (CCS), Food Adulteration Team, and Bahadurpura Police apprehended Asawa Manish (42) for selling spoiled, unhygienic dry fruits in Hyderabad, police said on Saturday.

The accused person was running a godown business under the name of GEM Foods (Imports and Exports) at Chelapura, Charminar, in Hyderabad. The accused was found to have falsely represented the dry fruits as good quality and fit for consumption.

Upon search, the dry fruits supplied were found to be spoiled, exhibiting fungal growth and emitting a foul smell. They were stored in unhygienic conditions, rendering them unfit for human consumption. The joint team recovered a total of 30 cartons of unhygienic dry fruits.

The arrest was...