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Maharashtra FDA Seals Siya Goyal Family's Pune Shop, Seizes Goods
There is a shop in Pune, India, that sells spices and dry fruits.
The shop belongs to the family of a young woman named Siya Goyal, who is in jail.
Siya and her boyfriend are accused of hurting her fiancé, Ketan Agarwal, who later died.
Food safety officers, called the FDA, checked the family shop and found problems.
They said the shop did not have the right permission to sell food at that address.
They also said some food was not labeled properly and might not be safe to eat.
Officers took away more than 4,000 kilograms of food and closed the shop for now.
They are testing samples of turmeric powder, sesame seeds and soybean chunks in a laboratory.
The shop owner says the food was good and that the officers are being unfair because of his daughter's case.
The FDA says the shop action is only about food safety and is separate from the murder case.
The Maharashtra FDA ordered the closure and sealing of M/s BG Goyal & Company, a spice and dry fruits shop in Pune owned by Pravin Goyal, father of fort murder accused Siya Goyal.
The shop was found operating without a valid license, with officials also reporting substandard, poorly labeled and suspected adulterated goods.
Authorities seized 4,172 kg of food products valued at approximately ₹8.14 lakh and suspended business operations pending laboratory results.
Pravin Goyal called the action harassment tied to his daughter's high-profile case, while the FDA says it is an independent food safety enforcement.
Siya Goyal and co-accused Chetan Chaudhary remain in judicial custody at Yerawada Central Jail over the alleged murder of Ketan Agarwal at Lohagad Fort in June.
- Who
- Maharashtra FDA officials led by Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe; Pravin Goyal, owner of the sealed shop and father of accused Siya Goyal; Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, who are in judicial custody.
- What
- The FDA sealed M/s BG Goyal & Company and seized 4,172 kg of food products worth about ₹8.14 lakh for license and food safety violations.
- Where
- Pune's Market Yard area in Maharashtra, India; the accused are lodged at Yerawada Central Jail.
- When
- The closure order was issued in early August 2026; the alleged murder took place in June 2026.
- Why
- The shop operated without a valid license at an unregistered location and stocked substandard, poorly labeled and suspected adulterated products.
Regulator (FDA)
Defence (Goyal Family)
Reason behind the shop's closure
Regulator (FDA)
The FDA says the crackdown is a separate regulatory matter over food safety violations — no valid license, location mismatch and suspected adulterated goods — and is entirely independent of the criminal trial.
Defence (Goyal Family)
Pravin Goyal says the action amounts to harassment following his daughter's high-profile murder case, insisting the products are from reputed brands and backed by valid purchase bills.
Key facts
- Establishment
- M/s BG Goyal & Company (spice and dry fruits shop)
- Owner
- Pravin Goyal (father of Siya Goyal)
- Location
- Market Yard, Pune, Maharashtra
- Products seized
- 4,172 kg
- Value of seizure
- Approximately ₹8.14 lakh
- Primary violation
- Operating without valid license at unregistered address; suspected adulterated goods
- Samples under testing
- Turmeric powder, sesame seeds, soybean chunks
- Enforcement campaign
- Safe Food, Safe Drug, Safe Maharashtra
Quotes
Digambar Bhogawade
FDA Joint Commissioner
“The FDA crackdown is part of a wider, statewide ‘Safe Food, Safe Drug, Safe Maharashtra’ campaign.”
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“I maintain that the actions were a form of harassment following my daughter’s high‑profile case.”
news18.com
Sources
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