India, Nov. 1 -- Three people were arrested on Saturday after authorities seized over 22,000 litres of suspected adulterated ghee worth around Rs.1.60 crore during raids at two establishments in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district, police said on Sunday.

Ram Tayal, 26, Mukesh Kumar, 24, and Vikas Kumar, 42, were arrested by the CID Crime Branch, local police and food safety officials as part of a statewide crackdown on adulterated food products ahead of Diwali, as per PTI news agency. The joint team recovered a total of 22,138 litres of ghee from the two premises, besides Rs.3.50 lakh in cash suspected to have been generated through its sale.

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