Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Surat Man Arrested for Selling Substandard Paneer
A man named Shailesh Patel was arrested in Surat for selling bad quality paneer.
He and his partner, Kaushik Patel, run a dairy called Surbhi Dairy.
They were selling paneer at a very low price, which was much cheaper than the normal price.
The police found out and raided their dairy.
They seized a lot of paneer and other items.
The tests showed that the paneer was not good to eat.
The dairy was sealed, and both men were charged with selling bad food and cheating.
The police are still looking for Kaushik Patel.
Shailesh Patel arrested for selling adulterated and substandard paneer in Surat.
Surbhi Dairy, co-owned by Shailesh and Kaushik Patel, sold 700-800 kg of paneer daily at Rs 180 per kg.
Police seized 755 kg of paneer and other items from the dairy and manufacturing facility.
Laboratory tests confirmed the paneer was substandard, leading to the dairy being sealed.
Both partners charged with adulteration, sale of noxious food, cheating, and criminal conspiracy.
- Who
- Shailesh Patel and Kaushik Patel, co-owners of Surbhi Dairy
- What
- Arrest for selling adulterated and substandard paneer
- When
- Arrested on Tuesday, FIR registered on Monday evening
- Where
- Surat, India
- Why
- Selling adulterated and substandard paneer to hotels, restaurants, and caterers
- Arrested Person
- Shailesh Patel, 47
- Partner
- Kaushik Patel, 27
- Dairy Name
- Surbhi Dairy
- Paneer Quantity Seized
- 755 kg
- Paneer Price Sold
- Rs 180 per kg
- Market Price of Paneer
- Rs 450-500 per kg
- Charges Filed
- Adulteration, sale of noxious food, cheating, criminal conspiracy, criminal liability