Surat: Utran police seized a large quantity of suspected adulterated ghee and raw materials worth Rs 18.21 lakh from a makeshift warehouse in the Abrama area ahead of the Navratri-Diwali festive season.Acting on a tip-off, police raided warehouse No. 18 at Madhav Campus on Umra-Abrama Road, where suspected adulterated ghee was allegedly being manufactured and sold. Food safety officials joined the operation and seized the stock, along with machinery and equipment used in the manufacturing process.Utran police inspector HR Goswami: “We have arrested three persons in connection with the case — Sunny Modi (26), Kishan Modi (26), and Kalpesh Modi (47). All three are engaged in business.”The seized material included 795kg of loose ghee valued at Rs 4.76 lakh and 900kg of Saahas Premium Cow Ghee worth Rs 5.4 lakh. Officials also seized 35 boxes of dalda ghee, each weighing 15 kg, valued at Rs 1.15 lakh, and 32 boxes of refined soybean oil, each weighing 15 kg, valued at Rs 97,408. Additionally, 300 sachets of 35 ml Saahas Premium Ghee, valued at Rs 6,000, were confiscated.The total value of the seized stock, raw materials, machinery and equipment was estimated at Rs 18.21 lakh. Food safety officials seized the material and initiated legal proceedings in connection with the suspected food adulteration.
