Archive · 23 Jun 2025
FDA Investigates Human Thumb Found in Pune Laddu
Imagine you bought a yummy sweet treat called a laddu, but then you found something very surprising inside – a human thumb!
This happened in a shop in Pune.
The government is now looking into it because it could be dangerous.
They think the thumb might have come from an accident at the shop.
A boy's hand got hurt while making sweets.
The shop sold the laddus anyway.
Now, the government is checking to make sure this doesn't happen again.
A human thumb was allegedly found in a laddu purchased from a sweet shop in Pune.
The FDA is investigating the incident and has collected samples from the shop.
The incident occurred on June 1 in Gohe Budruk village.
Preliminary investigation suggests the thumb belonged to the hotel owner's son, who was injured in a machine accident.
The batch of laddus being prepared at the time of the accident was allegedly sold to customers.
- Who
- FDA, sweet shop owner, and a customer.
- What
- A human thumb was found in a laddu.
- When
- June 1, with the FDA investigation starting on Friday.
- Where
- Sweet shop in Ambegaon Tehsil, Pune.
- Why
- To determine the cause of the incident and take necessary action.
Customer
Shop Owner
Public Health Risk
Customer
Food safety
Shop Owner
Shop owner's negligence
- Incident
- Human thumb found in laddu
- Location
- Gohe Budruk village, Pune
- Date of incident
- June 1
- Investigating Agency
- FDA
- Alleged Source of Thumb
- Hotel owner's son
- Previous incident
- Human finger in ice cream (Mumbai, June 2024)