Hyderabad, March 10 -- In a crackdown on food adulteration, the Commissioner's Task Force of the Khairatabad Zone, along with Habeeb Nagar Police, apprehended a man involved in the manufacturing and sale of adulterated ginger and garlic paste under unhygienic conditions in Hyderabad.

The case was registered under Sections 318(4) and 275 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Habeeb Nagar Police Station.

The accused has been identified as Mohammed Farooq (50), the owner of Shehzada Food Master.

He is a resident of Aghapura, Nampally, Hyderabad. Police said Farooq was operating a manufacturing unit near Gatala Masjid, Afzalsagar, Habeeb Nagar, Mallepally, within the limits of Habeeb Nagar Police Station.

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