# Mumbai police bust milk adulteration racket, arrest four 2026-08-10T17:54:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Mumbai crime branch has arrested four men for adulterating milk and selling it in counterfeit packets of brands such as Amul and Gokul. Acting on a tip-off, police raided a factory in Vasai, Palghar, and a separate premises in Dahisar East on July 9. They found packets being cut open, diluted with dirty water, and resealed. Seizures include 470 litres of milk worth Rs 29,750, 13,000 fake Amul bags, machinery worth Rs 10 lakh, and four mobile phones valued at Rs 10.79 lakh. The main accused, who was arrested in Telangana, allegedly supplied counterfeit packaging to milk adulterators in Mumbai and its suburbs since 2021. The four arrested are Lingya Ganta (42), Saidul Jingli (33), Yadya Batulla (46) and Ramul Bodopalli (65), the Times of India reports. A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: counterfeit Amul, Crime Branch, food safety, milk adulteration, Mumbai Police, Vasai racket Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-police-bust-milk-adulteration-racket-arrest-four/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-police-bust-milk-adulteration-racket-arrest-four/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.