Adulterated milk products seized during a raid by the Commissionerate Task Force and police at Masab Tank in Banjara Hills on Wednesday. | Photo credit: Special arrangement
A small, dimly lit room at the back of a shop in a busy residential colony, plastic containers stacked against a chipped wall and bags of ingredients lying on dirty floors. Poorly ventilated rooms with strong smell of oils and spices, dirty containers and ready-made products kept in unhygienic conditions exposed to dust and flies are some other premises visited by police personnel in Hyderabad during the last one month. The raids led to the seizure of thousands of kilograms of raw materials and hundreds of kilograms of adulterated food products.
According to officials, such operations rarely begin with raids. They usually start with a tip from an informant, a local resident or even a customer who suspects a product is out of order. Once the information reaches the police, the first step is verification. This is often done using bait, said N. Ranjith Kumar Goud, inspector the newly formed anti-food adulteration wing.
Published – 06 March 2026 08:24 IST
