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Mumbai man arrested for adulterating Amul, Gokul milk
Samta Nagar police in Mumbai arrested Iranna Lingayya Gopanabonei (48) on August 12 for allegedly adulterating branded milk packets. Acting on a tip, the Crime Detection Team raided his Kandivali East residence…
The Story in Brief
Samta Nagar police in Mumbai arrested Iranna Lingayya Gopanabonei (48) on August 12 for allegedly adulterating branded milk packets. Acting on a tip, the Crime Detection Team raided his Kandivali East residence at 5.50 am and caught him mixing impure water into one-litre and half-litre packets of Amul and Gokul milk. Police recovered 74 litres of adulterated milk and seized fake empty milk packets of the same brands. An FIR has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Further investigation is underway, freepressjournal.in reports.
The Indian Opinion
Headlines about milk adulteration spark panic, but this case shows the system working: a police tip-off led to a pre-dawn raid and arrest. The narrative that 'all milk is unsafe' is lazy, the seized 74 litres is a tiny fraction of Mumbai's daily consumption. Instead of fear, we need more such raids and stricter enforcement of the Food Safety and Standards Act. The real test is whether the supply chain that sold the accused empty branded packets is also traced and prosecuted.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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