India, Sept. 19 -- The Hyderabad Zonal Office of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) arrested Kailash Chand Mangla on 17 September 2026 under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, for his alleged involvement in a ghee adulteration case at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). The Special Court (PMLA) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, later sent him to judicial custody.

The money-laundering investigation started after a First Information Report was filed at Tirupati East Police Station. The FIR accused those involved of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, and corruption in fraudulently supplying adulterated ghee to TTD. The PMLA case is based upon the scheduled offences and on the alleged proceeds obtained from t...