Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Hyderabad Seizes Illegal Pakistan-Origin Cosmetics; Five People Booked
Police in Hyderabad found beauty creams, soaps and other cosmetics that were allegedly brought into India without proper permission.
The products were made in Pakistan and were worth about Rs 7 lakh.
Officers searched three shops on September 30 and examined another shop linked to the case.
The searches were conducted with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation.
Officials said the products did not have the registration certificate needed for import.
Police said sellers also lacked proper bills and documents showing where the products came from.
Some products may contain unsafe levels of heavy metals, according to information cited from the CDSCO.
Five people have been named in cases, while investigators look for a possible supplier in Mumbai.
Police advised people not to buy or use the identified products.
Hyderabad police and the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation seized cosmetics worth about Rs 7 lakh on September 30.
The seized creams, soaps and other beauty products were manufactured in Pakistan and allegedly imported without the required Indian registration certificate.
Raids covered Beauty Ladies Emporium, Beauty Queen Shop and SJ Medical Shop in Habeeb Nagar, with similar products examined at Madina Cosmetic in Santhosh Nagar.
Five people were identified in connection with the alleged sale, and two cases were registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
Investigators are tracing an alleged Mumbai-based supplier and checking import, purchase, transport and financial records.
- Who
- Hyderabad police, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, five people identified as alleged sellers or distributors, and an unidentified alleged Mumbai-based supplier.
- What
- Authorities seized unauthorised Pakistan-origin cosmetics valued at approximately Rs 7 lakh and registered two cases against five people.
- When
- The raids took place on September 30; the CDSCO/DCGI public notice cited by police was dated September 8, 2026.
- Where
- The raids covered shops in Habeeb Nagar, described in one report as Nampally, Hyderabad; a related shop in Santhosh Nagar was also examined, with a suspected supply link to Mumbai.
- Why
- Police said the products lacked the required Indian import registration and that sellers did not maintain proper procurement documents; CDSCO information also raised concerns about heavy-metal levels in some products.
- Seized value
- Approximately Rs 7 lakh
- Products
- Skin-whitening creams, soaps and other beauty products
- Manufacturing origin
- Pakistan, according to police and CDSCO officials
- Raided shops
- Beauty Ladies Emporium, Beauty Queen Shop and SJ Medical Shop in Habeeb Nagar
- Additional location
- Madina Cosmetic in Santhosh Nagar was examined for similar products
- Cases
- Two cases registered against five people
- Applicable laws
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
- Investigation
- Police are tracing an alleged Mumbai-based supplier and reviewing import, purchase, transport and financial records
