Archive · 20 Sep 2026
ED Arrests Sukriti Foods Promoter in Tirupati Ghee Case
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Kailash Chand Mangla in a case about allegedly fake ghee.
Mangla is a promoter of Sukriti Foods.
Investigators say the ghee was made with different oils and chemicals instead of being genuine cow ghee.
They allege it was supplied to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams for making Tirumala laddu prasadam.
The agency says the suspected supplies took place from 2019 to 2024.
It estimates the total allegedly fraudulent supplies were worth about Rs 230 crore.
The ED says about Rs 96 crore worth was manufactured by Mangla.
A court in Visakhapatnam sent him to judicial custody.
These are allegations under investigation, not a final court finding.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Kailash Chand Mangla, promoter of Sukriti Foods Pvt Ltd, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
A special court in Visakhapatnam remanded Mangla to judicial custody the day after his arrest.
The ED alleges that adulterated ghee was manufactured using refined oils and chemicals and supplied as genuine cow ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
The agency estimates allegedly fraudulent ghee supplies to the TTD between 2019 and 2024 were worth about Rs 230 crore.
The ED alleges Mangla coordinated supplies through several firms and helped create false records to conceal the adulteration.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate arrested Kailash Chand Mangla, promoter of Sukriti Foods Pvt Ltd, in connection with alleged adulterated ghee supplies to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
- What
- Mangla was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in an investigation into alleged adulterated ghee manufacturing, supply and related financial transactions.
- When
- The arrest took place on Thursday; he was produced in court on Friday. The alleged supplies under investigation date from 2019 to 2024.
- Where
- The arrest was made by the ED’s Hyderabad Zonal Office, and Mangla was produced before the PMLA Special Court in Visakhapatnam. The alleged supplies were made to the TTD in Tirumala.
- Why
- The ED alleges that Mangla helped manufacture adulterated ghee, arrange adulterants, supply the product as genuine cow ghee and maintain false records.
- Accused
- Kailash Chand Mangla, promoter of Sukriti Foods Pvt Ltd
- Arresting agency
- Enforcement Directorate, Hyderabad Zonal Office
- Legal provision
- Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- Court action
- PMLA Special Court in Visakhapatnam remanded Mangla to judicial custody
- Alleged supply value
- Approximately Rs 230 crore between 2019 and 2024
- Alleged manufacture by Mangla
- Nearly Rs 96 crore worth of adulterated ghee
- Alleged ingredients
- Refined palm oil, palm kernel oil, palmolein, MG 90, monoglycerides, Myvacet Soft 400 and acetic acid ester