The Khairatabad zone commissioner’s task force and H-FAST personnel on Tuesday raided SKR Food Products at IDA Kattedan, Mailardevpally and arrested its owner, Hasan Ali Rupani, for manufacturing and selling adulterated ginger–garlic paste. Property worth Rs 22 lakh was seized.
Task force DCP Vaibhav Gaikwad Raghunath said the
unit was operating under unhygienic conditions, using inferior raw materials, garlic peels, and additives such as acetic acid and xanthan gum powder.
The paste was stored in open tubs exposed to dust and flies, with workers using wooden sticks for grinding. Packaging material and food grade certificates were absent.