Archive · 19 Sep 2026
ED Arrests Sukriti Foods Promoter in Tirupati Ghee Case
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating claims that fake or adulterated ghee was used to make Tirupati Laddu prasadam.
The agency says the ghee was made with palm-based oils and several chemicals instead of genuine cow ghee.
It alleges that the product was labelled and supplied as special-grade cow ghee.
Kailash Chand Mangla, a promoter of Sukriti Foods, was arrested on September 17.
A special court in Visakhapatnam sent him to judicial custody.
The ED says Mangla helped obtain the adulterants and manufacture the product at his factory.
It also alleges that he used false records to hide what was really used.
The alleged supplies to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams took place from 2019 to 2024.
These are allegations in an investigation and are not a final court finding.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Kailash Chand Mangla of Sukriti Foods on September 17 in the alleged Tirupati ghee adulteration case.
The ED alleged that refined palm oil, palm kernel oil, palmolein and chemicals were used to manufacture the ghee.
The product was allegedly supplied to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams as Agmark Special Grade Cow Ghee.
The agency valued alleged fraudulent ghee supplies to the TTD during 2019-2024 at Rs 230 crore, including Rs 96 crore attributed to Mangla.
A special PMLA court in Visakhapatnam sent Mangla to judicial custody; the ED had previously arrested Vipin Jain in a similar case.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate, Kailash Chand Mangla of Sukriti Foods, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, and other companies named in the ED’s allegations.
- What
- The ED arrested Mangla in a money-laundering investigation into allegedly adulterated ghee supplied for Tirupati Laddu prasadam.
- When
- Mangla was arrested on September 17; the alleged supplies occurred during 2019-2024, and the reports were published on September 18.
- Where
- The arrest was made by the ED’s Hyderabad office, and Mangla was produced before a special PMLA court in Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- The ED alleges that adulterated ghee was manufactured with palm-based oils and chemicals, supplied as cow ghee, and concealed through false records.
- Arrested
- Kailash Chand Mangla, promoter of Sukriti Foods
- Arrest date
- September 17
- Court action
- A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court in Visakhapatnam sent Mangla to judicial custody
- Alleged ingredients
- Refined palm oil, palm kernel oil, palmolein, MG-90, monoglycerides, Myvacet Soft 400 and acetic acid ester
- Alleged supply period
- 2019-2024
- Alleged supply value
- Rs 230 crore in ghee supplied to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
- Amount attributed to Mangla
- Rs 96 crore of allegedly adulterated ghee, according to the ED
