# Hyderabad police seize 36 tonnes of adulterated ghee 2026-08-18T15:56:53+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Hyderabad police have seized 36 tonnes of adulterated ghee and raw materials after inspecting 130 establishments across the city, officials said on Tuesday. The Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) along with the Food Safety Department raided 39 manufacturing units and 91 selling outlets. Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said the product was made using palm oil, vanaspathi, starch and artificial flavours instead of milk fat, and sold as '100% Pure Ghee'. The seized material included 25.5 tonnes of adulterated ghee, 8.7 tonnes of cream, 1,200 litres of palm oil, 600 litres of vanaspathi, 30 kg of starch and six bottles of artificial ghee flavours. The Times of India reports some products contained no dairy components at all. Adulteration levels ranged from 10% to 40%, police said. The products were supplied to restaurants, sweet manufacturers, caterers, Ayurvedic shops and star hotels, and also marketed as deepam or pooja ghee. The cream was sourced from suppliers in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Hindu reports that genuine ghee costs over Rs 1,500 per litre, while the adulterated product was sold at Rs 600 to Rs 700 per litre. Statutory samples have been sent for laboratory analysis. Police have urged consumers to exercise caution and report suspected cases. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources provide near-identical factual coverage of the seizure, with no discernible editorial slant. The Hindu offers more operational detail, including the cost comparison between genuine and adulterated ghee (Rs 1,500 vs Rs 600-700) and the specific health advisory on trans-fats. The Times of India leads with the deceptive packaging angle and notes that some products contained no dairy at all. The coverage is straight reportage from the police press conference, with no independent investigation or critical questioning of the official account. The key detail to watch is the laboratory analysis result, which will establish the precise extent of adulteration and determine criminal liability. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - thehindu.com (neutral report) Straight police press conference coverage with operational and pricing details - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Wire copy from PTI with no editorial comment or slant This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T17:03:12+00:00. Tags: Food Safety Department, FSSAI, Hyderabad police, Telangana, V.C. Sajjanar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-police-seize-36-tonnes-of-adulterated-ghee-and-raw-materials/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-police-seize-36-tonnes-of-adulterated-ghee-and-raw-materials/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/