Parmesh S Jain
Additional Director of KMF (market) and his team probing Nandini Ghee adulteration racket zeroed in on a wholesale dealer in the city who supplied the spurious products in and around the city .
Dr. Suresh in his complaint said that the KMF officials after raiding the manufacturing unit of Adulterated Nandini Ghee in Hosahundi village in Nanjangud Taluk on December 16, the officials continued to probe the supply chain .
Based on the complaint by Dr. BP Suresh, the Basavanagudi police inspector and his team swung into action and in a joint operation the officials along with the police raided the godowns and shops and seized the adulterated products and sent it to the government quality labs for testing and confirmed that it is adulterated.
Based on the reports the team raided Godown and office of Shruthi Marketing in Vani villas road and it is revealed that the adulterated ghee is supplied to a wholesale dealer in bengaluru from there supplied to his retails clients in and around the city including Hanumanthnagar,Hoskur in Nelamangala and Hosakote,Devanagundi,Jayanagar and Rajajinagar.
Further investigations led to Shruthi Marketing corporation which supplied the adulterated products under the banner of KMF, as per the preliminary investigations.
The official wanted a detailed probe on the company and sought legal action.
Basavanagudi police has registered FIR against Shruthi Marketing Corporation situated on Vani Vilas road charging under section 420 ( cheating )section 272,(Adulterating food or drink intended for sale) and also under various sections of Essential commodities Act and further investigation is on he added.
