India, July 16 -- A couple of days after the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials collected samples from his shop over suspected adulteration, Siya Goyal's father on Thursday issued a clarification, saying his shop was "not sealed."

The FDA had on Tuesday collected samples from and issued a notice to B.G. Goyal & Company, the dry fruits and spices shop in Market Yard owned by Praveen Goyal, father of Siya Goyal. Siya is accused of 26-year-old realtor Ketan Agarwal's murder. Speaking about the FDA action, Praveen told ANI news agency, "On the morning of July 14, at around 11:30 am, food department officials visited my shop and collected four samples..."

He said the other issue was regarding his licence, which he had r...