Hyderabad, Feb. 24 -- The police on Tuesday, February 23, busted an adulterated tea powder racket in Sanath Nagar, Hyderabad, and arrested one person.

The accused, 33-year-old Jagnnath Bishnoi, a resident of Fatehnagar, allegedly revealed during the investigation that he adulterated the tea powder using synthetic chemicals to make illegal profits.

The police seized 120 kilogram of coloured mixed tea powder, 30 kg of natural tea powder, 138 kg of cocopeat(fibre made from coconut husk) and 1.5 kg of artificial food colouring.

Bishnoi supplied the adulterated tea powder to local tea stalls and sold it to other dealers at a higher rate under the guise of selling it as genuine tea powder.

Preparation of adulterated powder

The accused woul...