# Mumbai man held for selling adulterated Amul, Gokul milk 2026-08-13T19:02:17+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Mumbai Police arrested a 48-year-old man for allegedly mixing impure water into branded milk and selling it in Kandivali East. The Samta Nagar police raided his home at 5.50 am on August 12 and seized 74 litres of adulterated milk bearing Amul and Gokul labels, along with fake empty packets. The accused, identified as Iranna Lingayya Gopanabonei, was booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act. The raid follows a wider probe into milk adulteration in Mumbai. Earlier, the crime branch busted a similar racket in Dahisar East on July 9, seizing 470 litres of milk worth Rs 29,750 and 13,000 counterfeit Amul bags. Four people were arrested. Police say the alleged main accused supplied fake milk packets to adulterators since 2021, and a factory making counterfeit Amul bags was found in Vasai East. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Amul, food safety, Gokul, Kandivali, milk adulteration, Mumbai Police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-man-arrested-for-adulterating-amul-gokul-milk/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-man-arrested-for-adulterating-amul-gokul-milk/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.