Hyderabad, March 31 -- The Commissioner's Task Force Khairatabad Zone, in coordination with Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST), arrested a man for manufacturing and selling adulterated ginger garlic paste at IDA Katedhan on Monday, March 30. Items worth Rs 22 lakh were seized from the accused.

The adulterated product was being supplied to wholesale kirana stores and food catering services, posing a serious threat to public health.

The accused was identified as 55-year-old Hasan Ali Rupani, a resident of Chirag Ali Lane, Abids. He operated a manufacturing unit by the name SKR Food Products. During a surprise inspection, the authorities noticed that the ginger garlic paste was being prepared in unhygienic conditions in...