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Telangana Plans Law and HYDRAA-Style Wing Against Food Adulteration
Some bad people in a city called Hyderabad were mixing dangerous chemicals into spices that people use to cook food.
Putting chemicals in spices can make people very sick.
The police caught three people who were doing this.
The police found about 25 tonnes of these bad spices.
The three people were arrested and could go to jail for three to seven years.
The state government of Telangana is making a new law to punish people who spoil food.
They also want to create a special team, like the one called HYDRAA, just for food safety.
This will help catch more people who put people's health at risk.
A senior police officer said this is nothing but playing with the lives of innocent people.
So the police and the government are taking this very seriously.
The Telangana government is finalizing a law to punish food adulterators, expected to take shape within a few weeks.
Deliberations are underway to set up a dedicated wing akin to HYDRAA or EAGLE for food safety enforcement.
Hyderabad police arrested Rahul Bhati, Vishal Panwar and Dulichand Kachhawar for lacing spices with dangerous chemicals.
Police seized 25 tonnes of adulterated spices and booked the trio under Section 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) of BNS.
Three criminal cases were registered at Mailardevpally and Balapur police stations, and plans are afoot to invoke the PD Act.
- Who
- Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar and DCP Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath led action against accused Rahul Bhati, Vishal Panwar and Dulichand Kachhawar.
- What
- The Telangana government is preparing a law and a dedicated wing against food adulteration, while police arrested three people and seized 25 tonnes of adulterated spices.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana; the accused lived in Katedan and Begum Bazar, and cases were registered at Mailardevpally and Balapur police stations.
- When
- The arrests were made on Tuesday, and the new law is expected to take final shape within a few weeks.
- Why
- Because the trio laced spices with dangerous chemicals and hazardous substances, endangering public health while supplying adulterated spice in Andhra Pradesh and other southern states.
Key facts
- Government
- Telangana
- Proposed action
- New law against food adulteration plus a dedicated wing like HYDRAA/EAGLE
- Accused
- Rahul Bhati, Vishal Panwar, Dulichand Kachhawar
- Law invoked
- Section 110 of BNS (attempt to commit culpable homicide), punishable by 3-7 years
- Seized material
- 25 tonnes of spices containing dangerous chemicals
- Cases registered
- 3 (two in Mailardevpally, one in Balapur)
- Key officials
- Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar; DCP Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath
Quotes
Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Task Force and H-FAST
“It’s nothing but playing with lives of innocent people”
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